The Desert Sun: Blaze at water plant leaves millions of Iraqis with dry taps
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mortar attack sparked a fire Friday that forced authorities to shut down a water plant, leaving millions of weary Baghdad residents with dry taps in 100-degree heat, Iraqi officials said.
Just a day earlier, the mayor of the capital threatened to quit because of mounting infrastructure problems - including a lack of clean drinking water.
Posted on July 2nd, 2005 at 1:55 pm
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