Reply #29: NATO bombing had nothing to do with the water shortage

[pinboy3niner]

Gaddafi forces cut off the water supply as they withdrew:

A team of humanitarian experts sent to Tripoli by the European Union is trying to help restore water supply cut by Gaddafi forces. If it fails the EU is working on a plan to send bottled and tanked water to Tripoli.

In an email to the Guardian a spokeswoman for the EU humanitarian office Echo, said: "The disruption of the drinking water supply to Tripoli is a major issue affecting the capital's population. Government forces closed the pumping stations in Jebel Hassouna (on the north-south route from Tripoli to Sabbah) when fleeing from the capital."

She added: "Efforts are ongoing to restart the water distribution system, but the security situation along the road to the pumping stations is unpredictable. It is therefore uncertain when the full water supply will be resumed."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/aug/30/libya-rebels-demand-gaddafi-family-return-updates#block-26#block-26