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Perrine Massy is a French journalist based in Tunisia since 2013 and covering political issues in the Maghreb region. She studied journalism in Paris, co-founded the Tunisian web magazine Inkyfada.org and is currently writing for international media outlets. On Twitter: @PerrineMassy
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![A photo taken on August 21, 2016 shows the Sidi Salem dam near Testour, in Tunisia's north-west Beja region, which has particularly low water levels due to a 30 percent drop in rainfall in the North African country this year.
Water-cuts, dry dams and withering vegetation: Tunisia has faced a difficult summer due to a lack of rainfall which has reinforced social tensions in several disadvantaged regions. / AFP / FETHI BELAID / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MOUNIR SOUISSI (Photo credit should read FETHI BELA](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/09/GettyImages-605543352.jpg/GettyImages-605543352.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=gaWCx8X8)
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