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Kanyosha residents go days without water in Bujumbura

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In the Kanyosha district, south of Bujumbura, residents sometimes wait several days for water to reach public taps and tanks. Power cuts also prevent pumps supplying distribution points from operating, Iwacu reports, citing residents.

In Kanyosha, south of Bujumbura, residents sometimes go several days without water and queue at public taps, tanks installed by Amazi Water or properties with private boreholes, Iwacu Burundi reports.

Residents wait without knowing when water will flow. “We put these jerrycans in the queue and wait. Nobody can know when the water will come,” a young woman quoted by the outlet said. Vendors also transport water around the neighbourhood by bicycle.

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