Syria’s bread basket lies empty
Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria is facing a water and bread crisis that is likely to become even worse during the month of Ramadan.
The villages of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria are losing access to basic necessities such as bread and water.
The province, which lies along the Euphrates River, was long considered the bread basket of Syria. These days, its residents are battling hunger and thirst. Water is cut off for long periods, and in many villages and towns, the hours stretch into days.
Ibrahim al-Hussein, a journalist from the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, explained to Al-Monitor that water cuts have been common for more than a year and work at the pumping stations of al-Tanak and Abu Hammam in the Deir ez-Zor countryside has been suspended.
“All areas in Deir ez-Zor are affected by the water cuts, which sometimes last for more than four days,” he said.
