Bangladesh sends drinking water to Maldives

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About 100,000 residents in Male have lost access to drinkable tap water
Bangladesh has sent 100 tonnes of drinking water and five desalination plants to Male to address the emergency situation there.

Bangladesh Navy vessel BNS Samudra Joy departed from Chittagong with the aid for the crisis striken country at 10am on Sunday, said a press release issued by Bangladesh Navy.

A devastating fire in the desalination plant in Male, the capital of the Maldives, stopped the supply of drinking water to the city.

According to Maldives government, about 100,000 residents in Male have lost access to drinkable tap water.

India says it is airlifting drinking water to the low-lying island chain, BBC reports.

Delhi has despatched two ships with spare parts for the plant, said Syed Akbaruddin, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman.

The Maldives government has also appealed to Sri Lanka, China and the US for help.

- See more at: Bangladesh sends drinking water to Maldives | Dhaka Tribune

Great job bhai!!Seriously we should all stand by them in this hour of need.Btw from where did you get your Profile pic??It's really cool

 

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Sri Lanka Air Force flies spares to repair Male water plant | Economynext

WATER MISSION SLAF C-130 aircraft unloads spares for deslaination plant in Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, Hulhule' Island, Maldives.

Dec 11 (EconomyNext) - The Sri Lanka Air Force Thursday flew spares and other parts urgently needed to repair the desalination facility in the Maldivian capital Male whose breakdown caused a drinking water shortage on the atoll.

An SLAF C-130 Hercules transport aircraft flew the equipment from Singapore to Maldives following a request from the Government of Maldives, Sri Lanka's Ministry of External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

"Due to the size and dimensions of the cargo, it was not feasible to dispatch the equipment on a commercial flight."

Sri Lanka along with neighbouring countries last week flew supplies of bottled water to Male after a fire in the purification plant disrupted supplies to 120,000 residents, including thousands of expatriate workers.

Tourists were not affected as resorts have their own desalination plants.