Camp residents in northwest Syria struggle to secure clean water

Some camp residents in northwestern Syria lack clean water, and despite all the efforts made by organizations in this field, some still find it difficult to obtain drinking water, especially with the approaching summer season.
Displaced Syrian boys carry water back to their tent at a camp for the internally displaced near the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on July 29, 2020, as Muslims across the world are getting ready to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Displaced Syrian boys carry water back to their tent at a camp for the internally displaced near the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on July 29, 2020, as Muslims across the world are getting ready to celebrate Eid al-Adha. - AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images
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Sultan al-Kanj
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IDLIB — Over 1 million displaced people in northwestern Syria live in over 1,270 camps, according to the Syria Response Coordination Group.

These camps lack infrastructure, including sanitation and water networks, and their residents depend on unsterilized water tankers, making them vulnerable to infectious diseases.

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