その地域は水が不足している。

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

area; region

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth