Indonesians protest data centres amid water shortages in Batam
Residents in Batam face severe water shortages as they blame new AI data centres for draining local supplies during a drought.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 8 Nov 2026. Latest articles published first, on 8 November at 02:46 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 1h 05m later. The most recent article, from News - South China Morning Post, appeared on 8 November at 03:51 UTC.
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