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Updated: March 24, 2022

Yemen Water Crisis Made Worse By Pollution

By Quadri Adejumo
March 24, 2022
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Yemeni are in the lower ranks in terms of water reserves in the world.

According to Anadolu News Agency, the crisis of water in the country is made worse by the pollution of groundwater and random drilling of artesian wells.

Abdo Ali Hassan, a water expert disclosed that the groundwater reserves in Yemen are deteriorating as a result of their rapid depletion and inefficient irrigation methods, as well as the random drilling of wells and pollution.

"The amount of water wasted using traditional irrigation systems on crops has reached more than 90 per cent of the total consumption."

"The sources of pollution include sewage and rubbish dumps. These contain multiple and dangerous pollutants that rain water washes into the groundwater reserves", he said.

In search of water, Yemenis endure arduous daily journeys, most of them women and children using plastic containers to carry the precious commodity.