Port Sudan families can barely afford water as shortages persist
- Port Sudan, Sudan – Every day, Amina Khalafallah spends 10,000 Sudanese pounds ($1 at the parallel market rate) on water for herself and her four children.
- Over a 30-day month, that amounts to 300,000 pounds ($30) – the equivalent of her entire monthly salary.
- Khalafallah lives in the Deim Mayo neighbourhood of Port Sudan, in eastern Sudan, where her home is not connected to a piped water network.
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- Port Sudan, Sudan – Every day, Amina Khalafallah spends 10,000 Sudanese pounds ($1 at the parallel market rate) on water for herself and her four children.
- Over a 30-day month, that amounts to 300,000 pounds ($30) – the equivalent of her entire monthly salary.
- Khalafallah lives in the Deim Mayo neighbourhood of Port Sudan, in eastern Sudan, where her home is not connected to a piped water network.
Sources: Al Jazeera