Tunisia water crisis deepens as temperatures approach 50°C

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: المئات يتظاهرون في تونس ضد الرئيس وتنديدا بانقطاع الماء والكهرباء، في 20 آب أغسطس 2026. © رويترز 01:39 Issued on: 03/09/2026 - 15:52 In Tunisia, powerful heatwaves are driving power cuts and water shortage. While the country has been dealing with structural water scarcity and recurring drought for years, the current crisis is fuelling anger against the government, even as authorities attempt to coordinate water distribution efforts to quell the crisis. Keywords for this article