Reference :
V-P-UA-E-00553
Date :
31/10/2016
Caption :
Donetsk region, Toretsk. A spoil tip outside the city that was cut of the water for several days back in November 2016.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Toretsk city and its neighborhoods were cut off the water on 22 November 2016, due to the damaged pipeline that has been located nearby the line of contact, leaving approximately 80’000 people without fresh water for days. The ICRC helped a water company team to get safely to the area where the damaged pipe was planted and stood by the workers conducting repairs in this very dangerous area.
ICRC website photo gallery “Eastern Ukraine: The lasting scars of conflict”, 19 January 2017
“Ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine is leaving lasting scars on people and their livelihoods. Ruined houses, damaged infrastructure, closed schools are among consequences of the hostilities. People living in villages along the contact line struggle through these difficult times enduring under perpetual risk of shelling or mine explosions.
Despite the threat, our teams are dedicated to help communities on both sides of the contact line to survive the conflict and to cope with its lasting consequences.”
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5168x3448
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
