Fri Jan 13, 2017 18:35:03
Syrian government workers entered Ain al-Fijeh town near Damascus on Friday to begin restoring water to the capital after weeks of shortages, state media said, citing the local governor.
Alalam - Syria
The mains supply to Damascus from the Ain al-Fijeh spring in the Wadi Barada region has been cut since December 22, after fighting damaged key pumping infrastructure, leaving 5.5 million people facing shortages.
Engineers have entered a damaged water pumping station and supplies will soon be restored to the Syrian capital, the governor of Damascus Countryside Province said on state television on Friday.
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