City residents denied water as priority given to street trees and flowers: Report - Ethiopia Observer

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City residents denied water as priority given to street trees and flowers: Report - Ethiopia Observer

Watering trees and flowers in Addis Ababa is worsening the city’s ongoing water shortage, according to Meseret Meda. Trees and flowers planted as part of the so-called corridor development projects are being watered with trucked-in supplies from hydrants meant for drinking water, raising concerns about resource allocation during the crisis. The Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority sources confirmed that the trucks are drawing from hydrants d…