UN warnings against the continued shutdown of Allouk water station in northeastern Syria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of the continuous disturbances at the Allouk water station, located in northeastern Syria, and stressed that the interruptions in basic services for citizens in Syria are on the rise.
The organization explained that the Allouk water station has been disrupted at least 24 times, since November 2019, according to the organization, affecting about one million people, including many displaced families at risk who live in camps and informal gatherings.
The organization pointed out that reports confirm that some of these families resort to using water sources that may be unsafe, and that other families are limiting their water consumption, and considered that resorting to these water sources may contribute to the growth of a number of water-borne diseases, which may be fatal.
UNICEF called for the reconnection of water and electricity services and the maintenance of the right of civilians to access water and sanitation, and urged the organization to provide safe passage and unimpeded access for technicians and humanitarian workers, so that the Allouk station can operate without interruption.
Turkish security sources, quoted by the Anadolu Agency, denied the allegations of the Assad regime regarding Ankara cutting off water from the “Allouk Water” station, which meets the needs of the Syrian province of Hasaka, noting that the allegations of the Assad regime about Turkey cutting off water from the “Allouk” water station in Hasaka do not reflect the truth.
