The government of Northern Ireland is to overcome the water shortages by importing sachets of dried water from Russia.
The dried water was developed by the Russians in 1986,to overcome a lack of drinking water in an area the size of Wales,following the Chernobyl disaster.
A government spokesman said,"Using dried water will enable us to supply water quickly and efficiently,in vast amounts,to all areas of the country.Each sachet makes a litre of water when added to a litre of water.May I take this opportunity also to remind the population they must firstly boil the water before making a cup of tea or coffee."
