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August 27, 2007 04:17 PM

Water shortages in suffering Sudan

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A family gathers water from a pump in Nertiti, in central Sudan. Humanitarian organizations are reporting wells drying up in refugee camps.
A family gathers water from a pump in Nertiti, in central Sudan. Humanitarian organizations are reporting wells drying up in refugee camps. Shashank Bengali/MCT
A long line of jerrycans left by Darfur refugees in Abu Shouk, Sudan, in June 2007 shows the huge need of water in the region.
A long line of jerrycans left by Darfur refugees in Abu Shouk, Sudan, in June 2007 shows the huge need of water in the region. Shashank Bengali/MCT
Two girls pump water into cans in Abu Shouk, Sudan.
Two girls pump water into cans in Abu Shouk, Sudan. Shashank Bengali/MCT
Children use cans to carry water from a pump in a camp in Nertiti in central Sudan. Scarcity of water is a cause of the conflict that began in the Darfu region of Sudan in 2003.
Children use cans to carry water from a pump in a camp in Nertiti in central Sudan. Scarcity of water is a cause of the conflict that began in the Darfu region of Sudan in 2003. Shashank Bengali/MCT
Two boys collect mud to make  bricks in the Abu Shouk refugee camp.
Two boys collect mud to make bricks in the Abu Shouk refugee camp. Shashank Bengali, MCT
A woman makes mud bricks where using water to the make bricks puts a strain on an already short water supply in the region.
A woman makes mud bricks where using water to the make bricks puts a strain on an already short water supply in the region. Shashank Bengali/MCT
Mud-brick walls rise in the Abu Shouk refugee camp in northern Darfur, Sudan.
Mud-brick walls rise in the Abu Shouk refugee camp in northern Darfur, Sudan. Shashank Bengali/MCT
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