{"id":189295,"date":"2012-04-24T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/water-shortages-causing-long-queues-livestock-deaths\/"},"modified":"2012-04-24T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T20:18:00","slug":"water-shortages-causing-long-queues-livestock-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/water-shortages-causing-long-queues-livestock-deaths","title":{"rendered":"Water shortages causing long queues, livestock deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Problems with water pumps at Sabak al Khail camp north west of Kabkabiya are escalating with reported pump failures and long queues for displaced people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources said the main pump only operates for a short period per day, not enough to provide drinking water to camp residents that rely on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

They said the issues started when the government expelled organisations working to maintain water pumps.<\/span><\/p>\n

They also said camp residents have spent the past six months waiting for hours in long queues hoping to get to the pump.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sources appealed to humanitarians organisations and relief agencies to provide urgently needed assistance as the water crisis is beginning to cause health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kokaya also suffering shortages<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Residents in Kokaya in East Darfur have also been suffering water shortages for the past three weeks following the failure of the only water station in the area. <\/span><\/p>\n

A citizen of the area told Radio Dabanga that the lack of water has killed livestock including donkeys and cowes. <\/span><\/p>\n

He said the closest water source was four hours away on foot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The citizen appealed to local authorities in East Darfur to immediately fix the water station and set up more in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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