In occupied Mariupol, residents remain without a stable water supply. According to the city council, water is supplied only once every two days and for a maximum of four hours, and the pressure is so weak that people wait several hours to fill a bucket or a few bottles. There is no water at all on the upper floors of high-rise buildings.
The situation is further complicated by the quality of the water supplied. Local residents share photos on social media of “yellow water” with sediment and an unpleasant odour, which cannot even be used for washing or cleaning.
Before the full-scale invasion, Mariupol received water from the Siverskyi Donets Canal and the Starokrymskyi Reservoir. After the canal was damaged in 2022, the city switched to a backup source, the level of which has fallen critically during three years of occupation. The occupying authorities have not taken any steps to restore the supply, creating dangerous conditions for people’s health and lives.
Local residents are forced to stock up during short periods of supply and save water in their daily lives. There are no prospects for resolving the problem in the near future.
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