Water shortage hits East Darfur capital
The citizens of Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur state, have complained of an acute shortage of drinking water and power outages for four consecutive days, as a result of a lack of fuel. One of the citizens told Radio Dabanga that the city has witnessed power outages for four days in a row. “This led to a severe crisis in drinking water because the water stations are closely related to the electricity service. Even the management of the electricity service told us that the lack of fuel has caused the drinking water shortage.” He said that a barrel of water has amounted to SDG40 ($7), and a tin to SDG4 ($0,70). Last year in December, the price of a barrel of water in East Darfur state sky-rocketed to SDG50 ($8,70). Water pumps remained broken as Water Corporation workers went on strike over the non-payment of their salaries. File photo: Darfuri woman collects drinking water (Albert González Farran/Unamid) Related: Severe drinking water crisis in Bahr El Arab, East Darfur (25 May 2014)
The citizens of Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur state, have complained of an acute shortage of drinking water and power outages for four consecutive days, as a result of a lack of fuel.
One of the citizens told Radio Dabanga that the city has witnessed power outages for four days in a row. “This led to a severe crisis in drinking water because the water stations are closely related to the electricity service. Even the management of the electricity service told us that the lack of fuel has caused the drinking water shortage.”
He said that a barrel of water has amounted to SDG40 ($7), and a tin to SDG4 ($0,70). Last year in December, the price of a barrel of water in East Darfur state sky-rocketed to SDG50 ($8,70). Water pumps remained broken as Water Corporation workers went on strike over the non-payment of their salaries.
File photo: Darfuri woman collects drinking water (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
Related: Severe drinking water crisis in Bahr El Arab, East Darfur (25 May 2014)
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