Volunteers have warned of a worsening water crisis in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, noting that around one million people, including recently displaced families who have arrived in the city, continue to face the consequences of attacks that targeted homes, markets, schools, and water infrastructure several weeks ago.
The attacks disrupted water supplies in several parts of the city, forcing families to wait for hours under the sun to obtain water delivered by trucks and stored in flexible water tanks, amid growing concerns over increasingly limited access to safe drinking water.
Volunteers, working in cooperation with partners, are transporting chlorinated water to displacement shelters in an effort to provide safe drinking water and reduce health risks associated with water shortages and contamination.
Yasser Mahmoud, a volunteer activist in North Kordofan, told Mashaweer that “the water crisis is one of the most pressing challenges facing displaced people, particularly as needs continue to grow and increasing numbers place additional pressure on available water sources.”
Mahmoud called for urgent humanitarian intervention to support water-supply efforts and address the damage to water infrastructure.
He stressed that “the continuation of the crisis is deepening the suffering of families and increasing health risks, particularly among children, older people, and displaced populations.”
