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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
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
