A man fills a bottle with drinkable water from a source in Sidi Bou Said, north of Tunis, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in a state-ordered water rationing in most regions across the country, including Tunis, the capital city. The Sidi Salem dam in northwest Tunisia provides tap water to Tunis and along the Tunisian Sahel, including cities like Sfax, as well as water for irrigation around Tunis. Radhia Essamin, from the Tunisian Water Observatory, said the decision to cut the water supply was not surprising, given the country’s worrisome water shortage. Hmissi said he built a water tank two years ago in anticipation of a prolonged drought, and now shares his supply.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 19, 2023 10:46 UTC