The administration of the Man-Made River Hasawna system confirmed Sunday that a fire broke in one of the power units that feeds 24 water wells as one of the service works' teams were doing their daily routine jobs. "First reported damages included one of the power generators and other losses will be announced later after the damage is fully assessed." Later on, the administration issued a statement saying it won't be able to pump water after the service and maintenance works finish at Shuwairif area, where works started days ago. Last Monday, the Man-Made River announced an urgent maintenance operation that will take 9 days to finish so that afterwards water supplies will return to Tripoli and coastal cities not after October 25. The armed group also threatened to explode the gas pipelines that feed Mellitah Complex if the SDF did not release Ehnish.

Source: Libya Observer October 22, 2017 20:26 UTC