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Syria: Damascus water crisis a ‘war crime’
UN warns water cut off to 5.5 million heightens risk of disease

THE UN has warned that the water crisis facing 5.5 million people in Syria’s Damascus may constitute a war crime.

Residents have been deprived of water since December when a reserve in the rebel-held Wadi Barada valley to the north-west of the city was cut off after being contaminated with diesel.

Both sides have blamed each other for the crisis with rebels claiming that damage to the infrastructure was caused by government shelling.

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