Across Libya's capital residents have started drilling through pavements to access wells in a desperate search for water after the taps ran dry in a new low for living conditions. After years of neglect, workers turned off the water to do urgent maintenance earlier this month, cutting supplies to many Tripoli households. These are often made worse by battles between armed groups vying for control of the fractured oil-rich state and its poorly-maintained infrastructure. You become a state in a state,” he said, standing next to his building on a leafy side street. The U.N.-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) has struggled to impose its authority since its leaders arrived in Tripoli in March last year.

Source: Libya Today October 28, 2017 11:29 UTC