A woman died on her way to a
water source in El Malha locality, after days of dehydration.



The brother of Zahra Abdelkarim
reported her death to Radio Dabanga today. “She had spent six days
to travel to the water well in El Hara. Three days there and three
days back.”

El Hara is 70 kilometres north of El
Malha town, in a desert area.

The brother explained that annually, a
number of people die from thirst in the desert. Especially the summer
brings drier conditions than average. People have to travel longer
distances to obtain water. “Last year, seven people died here.”

He demanded from the authorities to
provide the area with water services.