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Cutting off water without prior announcement threatens to fuel social tension in Tunisia.

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TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. | 05:28am

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought.

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. Cutting off water without prior announcement, in areas of the capital Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir, and Sfax, threatens to fuel social

Tunisia is suffering a serious drought, prompting officials to warn the ministry may begin to cut off water supply at night over the summer to reduce consumption due to the scarcity of reserves in the country.