Thirsty crisis hits South Darfur region amid steep rise in water prices

South Darfur – OnePress

Residents of the area of “Facharin” of the locality of Al-Fursan in South Darfur are facing a growing crisis in access to drinking water, with rising water prices and people having to travel long distances daily to meet their basic needs, according to local reports.

Residents spend more than three hours on round trips to fetch water at a time of high summer temperatures, locals said.

They added that the price of water reached unprecedented levels, as the price of a barrel of water reached about 12 thousand Sudanese pounds, while the price of "Jurakana" thousand pounds, which exceeded the ability of many families to provide their daily needs.

In light of the worsening crisis, the residents of the region launched a popular initiative to maintain one of the existing wells, along with civil efforts to establish a new self-financing well, with the aim of reducing the thirst crisis and improving the water supply.

He called on the children of “Fakharin” and humanitarian organizations and charities to intervene urgently to support the project, warning of the worsening humanitarian situation if the water crisis continues in the coming months.