Fault cuts off water supplies in four Tunisian governorates
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Webdo
A fault on a 600-millimetre water-supply pipeline is disrupting drinking-water supplies in several localities in Kairouan, Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia. The National Water Exploitation and Distribution Company expects a gradual resumption from 11pm on Friday 6 November, according to its statement.
SONEDE, Tunisia’s public water distribution company, announced disruptions to supplies from midday on Thursday 5 November 2026 in localities in Kairouan, Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia, following a fault on a 600-millimetre main water-supply pipeline, according to Webdo, citing a SONEDE statement.
The affected areas include Kairouan Nord, three delegations in Sousse, four delegations in Monastir and the town of Karkar, in the Boumerdès delegation of Mahdia. Distribution is due to resume gradually from 11pm on Friday 6 November, according to SONEDE.
The outage follows SONEDE’s presentation of its water security plan on 24 October.
