It’s a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in state-ordered water rationing in most regions across the country, including Tunis, the capital city. Households now need a supply of bottled water to wash, use toilets and prepare meals during late night hours. 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. Before taking any measures, the citizen must be ... made aware of the importance of water rationing,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 19, 2023 15:22 UTC