Severe water crisis in Port Sudan

Since 29 June, the first day of Ramadan, Port Sudan is suffering from a severe water crisis, caused by power outages. The prices of drinking water are soaring. “In the eastern districts of Port Sudan, a tin of potable water now costs SDG4 ($0.70), and in the southern districts SDG3 ($0.52)”, a listener reported to Radio Dabanga from Port Sudan. “A group of Port Sudan activists decided to organise a sit-in on Monday inside the Buildings of the National Electricity Corporation in protest against the power outages that started from the first day of Ramadan.” The source accused the Red Sea State’s government of not being serious about resolving the problem despite they have repeatedly said they would solve the water crisis.” Hemorrhagic fever The source referred to a recent report issued by the UN Office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan saying that seven people have died and 700 others are affected by hemorrhagic fever in Port Sudan.He criticised the Red Sea State’s government of denying the spread of fevers in its capital. “The hospitals are overcrowded with victims of hemorrhagic fever, while the prices of medicines soar. The health situation in eastern Sudan is rapidly deteriorating.” File photo: A donkey cart providing water passes the pediatric centre in Port Sudan, built by an Italian NGO (designboom.com) Related:Dengue fever outbreak in Sudan’s Red Sea State (19 June 2014) MERS virus suspected in Port Sudan (16 June 2014) ‘Hemorrhagic fever spreads in Red Sea’: Sudanese activists (13 June 2014) Citizens derail Governor’s rally in eastern Sudan (21 May 2014) Protests in Port Sudan against sale of schools (19 May 2014) ’Million signatures campaign’ to remove governor, protests in eastern Sudan (6 May 2014)