The water supply to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli has been restored Tuesday, two days after they were cut off by gunmen, allowing the besieged capital to escape shortages that could have caused a humanitarian crisis. The authority in charge of the Great Man-Made River also confirmed the resumption of supplies. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, condemned the attack on the civilian infrastructure in a statement on Monday. “Such attacks against civilian infrastructure … may be considered war crimes,” she was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying. The action on the water supply woud have increased the plight of Tripoli inhabitants who have been under siege with the military GNA-LNA showdown.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2019 15:56 UTC