A once-in-a-lifetime drought in the western part of the US is turning up dead bodies – but that’s the least of people’s worries. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States and provides water to 25 million people across three states and Mexico. Here, the stunning scale of a drought in the American west has been laid plain for all to see. The water level is now so low that bodies of murder victims from decades back, once hidden by its depths, have surfaced. While the dead bodies are fuelling talk about Las Vegas’ mob past, water experts warn of even more worrisome consequences. Is it time for united states to focus on its citizens more than its interest on other countries ?

