The water crisis worsens the situation of the population in Qamishlo city

ARK News... In light of the continuing successive crises in the cities and towns of Syrian Kurdistan, the residents of the city of Qamishlo have been suffering for several weeks from the water crisis in the city.

The water reaches the city of Qamishlo from three water sources, the most prominent of which is the Al-Hilaliya station, which is near the village of Navkur, west of Qamishli, the Oweja station, near the industrial zone in the city, and the Jaqjaq station on the northern belt of the city.

The people in the neighborhoods of Al-Hilaliya, Suais, Al-Wusta and Al-Gharbi, Bludan, and its surroundings, Corniche, Tati, and Zanoud have been suffering from this crisis that has been going on for several weeks due to the wear and tear of parts of the Al-Hilaliya station, especially the pipes, and their rusting, especially the valves, which causes large amounts of water to be wasted and leaked.

In this regard, the Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations provided financial support to the PYD administration to carry out repair operations for the Al-Hilaliya water station, which has 51 wells and is divided into two halls, old and new.

Because of the crisis, residents are forced to buy water from tankers, which is not clean and reliable, and the water of water distribution networks and tanks suffer from high calcium content, which negatively affects the health of citizens.

The water crisis in the city is linked to the electricity crisis. When water is pumped into the network, the electricity is cut off, which deprives residents of access to water, and vice versa, when water is pumped for no more than an hour, which deprives residents who do not have electricity generators from obtaining water.

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