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| Water shortage sparks deadly street protest in Somaliland |
| 2013-12-29 |
| HARGEISA, Somalia Dec.28, 2013 (Garowe Online)-Hundreds of people Saturday took to the streets in Somaliland capital of Hargeisa, complaining about severe water shortage, Garowe Online reports. Residents of Siinay, Ahmed Dhagah, October and Mohamed Moge neighborhoods staged the demonstration following the suspension of water distribution services by water trucks according to local sources. Angry crowds poured into the main roads, with protesters setting tyres on fire, blocking the roads with thorn bushes and asking the government to address their plight as shortage of water continue to persist across the southern part of the capital. |
| Posted by:Steve White |