Fès water crisis: 4 days without tap water, residents demand answers
Deprived of water for several days and facing heat, families in Fès had to buy bottled water or travel to distant water sources. An association is calling for an investigation into the management of this new crisis.
Several neighborhoods in Fès experienced repeated water cuts lasting four consecutive days. Some residents had to buy their water, while others traveled to distant water sources and points.
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The local section of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights denounces the lack of adequate solutions and poor communication about the causes of the interruptions.
Four days searching for water
The Fès-Meknès Regional Multi-Services Company had announced a rupture in the main pipeline supplied from the Idriss I Dam. Facing a shortage of available quantities, an alternating distribution system between neighborhoods was implemented.
The association is calling for a transparent investigation to determine responsibilities and verify compliance with technical standards of the recent water supply project for Fès and Meknès.
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It is also demanding urgent measures to guarantee continuity of supply and prevent residents from being forced to search for water themselves again.
