1. Text: | Print|

      Restoration of Maldives capital water supply to cost $20m: official

      2014-12-08 09:45 Xinhua Web Editor: Gu Liping
      1

      Essential repairs to the desalination plant in Maldives capital Male severely damaged in a fire four days ago would take an estimated 20 million US dollars, an official said on Sunday as authorities scrambled to provide water to over 130,000 people.

      Water services to the capital Male were shut off on Thursday after a crippling fire damaged crucial components of the island's sole desalination facility, the Male Water and Sewerages Company ( MWSC), leaving thousands of people without water for bathing, cleaning, and cooking.

      Authorities have acknowledged that damage to the capital's desalination plant is extensive, and could take between three days and a week to get it fully repaired.

      "We will need to import equipment to complete the repair and we expect costs to be around 20 million U.S. dollars," Minister of Defence Mohamed Nazim who heads the task force dealing with the crisis told reporters.

      He insisted repairs carried out at the MWSC has shown progress with sporadic water production being distributed to some parts of the capital but admitted the damage was more extensive than initially expected.

      Large numbers of homes, hotels, shops and restaurants are either still without water or have access only at ground level resulting in long lines forming at water distribution centers.

      Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Saturday cut short a personal trip to Malaysia where his son is reported to be receiving medical treatment to deal with the crisis.

      Fresh supplies of water continue to arrive from abroad, most notably from China and India, with distribution being carried out by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) with the assistance of local non-governmental organizations alongside numerous private businesses.

      The Maldives government has set up water distribution centers at schools and other public spaces, with each person allowed two 1. 5 liter bottles.

      Comments (0)
      Most popular in 24h
        Archived Content
      Media partners:

      Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
      Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

      主站蜘蛛池模板: 成人永久免费高清| 成年人网站免费视频| 成人免费视频国产| 亚洲首页国产精品丝袜| 亚洲电影免费在线观看| 亚洲精品夜夜夜妓女网| www.xxxx.com日本免费| 久久国产成人精品国产成人亚洲| 青青视频观看免费99| 亚洲综合无码一区二区三区| 久久国产精品免费专区| 亚洲国产成人一区二区精品区| 中文字幕免费观看视频| 最近中文字幕mv免费高清电影| 亚洲成av人片不卡无码| 国产大片免费网站不卡美女| 亚洲国产av美女网站| 日韩吃奶摸下AA片免费观看 | a级毛片毛片免费观看久潮喷 | 亚洲激情视频在线观看| 一级毛片**不卡免费播| 亚洲另类春色校园小说| 最近免费中文字幕4| 久久久久久久久无码精品亚洲日韩 | 亚洲精品美女视频| 成人黄色免费网站| 国产精品亚洲精品爽爽| 四虎在线最新永久免费| 亚洲无码一区二区三区| 成人亚洲网站www在线观看| 精品乱子伦一区二区三区高清免费播放| 狠狠亚洲婷婷综合色香五月排名| 成人无码a级毛片免费| 精品亚洲视频在线观看| **毛片免费观看久久精品| 亚洲1234区乱码| 亚洲无码精品浪潮| 最近中文字幕国语免费完整| 亚洲精品无码一区二区 | 野花香在线视频免费观看大全| 亚洲黄色免费观看|