Tunisia cuts off water supply at night amid severe drought

Sidi El Barrak dam with depleted water levels

Cracked ground near the Sidi El Barrak dam with depleted levels of water in Nafza, west of the Tunisian capital Tunis on January 7, 2023. PHOTO | JIHED ABIDELLAOUI | REUTERS

Tunis

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought.