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"The straw that broke the camel's back was a few weeks ago," he said.

"We have camels that could drink 200ml in the space of a couple of minutes. We're heavily reliant on bottled water donations," she said.

Palms suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.

Palms are freeloader trees: They suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.

So it is impossible to know for sure what was the straw that broke the camel's back to lead to this decision being taken now.