In Libya, water cuts add to misery of conflict and coronavirus


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  • Thursday, 09 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Damage is seen after shells fell on a residential area, in Abu Slim district south of Tripoli, Libya February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TUNIS (Reuters) - Cuts to Tripoli's water and power supply on Tuesday and Wednesday aggravated conditions for civilians after days of intensified fighting that have undermined preparations to cope with the novel coronavirus.

Nader Mohamed, a taxi driver and father of three in Tripoli, said the situation had grown much worse. He lives on the fifth floor and must carry the family water supply up to their flat each morning.

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