This Mediterranean country is cutting off overnight water suppliesWorst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hou...
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Worst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hours every night
Sidi El Barrak dam with depleted levels of water, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023.
Sidi El Barrak dam with depleted levels of water, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. - Copyright REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
By Angela Symons with Reuters • Updated: 03/04/2023
Tunisia is cutting off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night. The extreme measure is a response to the country's worst drought on record.
The water will be cut off daily from 9pm until 4am, with immediate effect, state water distribution company SONEDE said in a statement on Friday.
The country's agriculture ministry earlier introduced a quota system for drinking water and banned its use in agriculture until 30 September.
Tunisia is battling with a drought that is now in its fourth year.
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