[Rudaw] Nearly half a million people in northern Syria may soon be without clean drinking water as a key piece of infrastructure, damaged by Ottoman Turkish bombs, remains out of service, the International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC) warned on Friday.
Alouk water pumping station is located east of Sari Kani (Ras al-Ain) and provides clean water for the surrounding area including Hasaka city, Areesha camp, and al-Hol camp. It was damaged in a Ottoman Turkish bombardment on October 11.
The facility was damaged a second time on October 29 and fighting in the area prevented repair crews from accessing the site. Syrian state media SANA accused Ottoman Turkish-backed militias of preventing specialized teams from reaching Alouk. |