Chinese army boats arrived in the Maldives emergency water desalination water supply _ 70 tons | Maldives | news

To alleviate the Maldives capital male water crisis, according to Xinhua, the Chinese Government continued to provide emergency assistance to the Maldives. Carrying nearly 700 tons of fresh water a day, can produce desalinated water to more than 70 tons of Chinese Navy submarine rescue ship the Changxing Island ship has arrived in male on 7th night local time, began to use seawater desalination device comes with water for the horse people.

According to Zhang Ge introduces the Changxing Island ship's captain, the berthing, Changxing Island ship, 600 tons of fresh water supply, for male, takes more than 10 hours to finish. Horses should be requested, Changxing Island ship after the male anchor outside the Harbour, using equipment on board more than the sea water desalination plant for making fresh water to produce desalinated water to more than 70 tons per day, for male municipal water supply on a regular basis. This action will continue until the Malé Municipality water supply system will return to normal work.

In addition, two Chinese air force Ilyushin 76 plane loaded with 40 tons of drinking water in the 8th arrived early this morning local time, and material referred to the ceremony. In Sri Lanka, the Maldives, the Chinese Government and Chinese enterprises on the basis of 20 tons of drinking water has air continues through domestic flights airlifting 65 tons of drinking water to horses. Ma emergency assistance provided by the Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Chinese side highly appreciates and thanks. China will be required to actively study the follow-up assistance measures.

Currently Maldives water supply company is emergency repair of fault. Messages from the Maldives Ministry of defence said that the fault completely lift takes about a week.

It is reported that with the aid of succession is in place, the Maldivian Government to more easily deploy resources to supply water to the population, male water shortage to some extent alleviated. Living in male ' for many years, Mr Wei told reporters that the emergency water supply situation on the ground has been looser than in a few days ago a lot.

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Visitors with water will not be affected

8th Maldives officials warned that because of the capital male's desalination plant damaged more than expected, the male may need another 10 days to restore the water supply throughout the city.

4th male desalination plant fire, water damage, leading to more than 100,000 people throughout the city suffered a "drought". Government officials have previously said that because of the severe damage and water equipment may take a week to repair.

Maldives presidential spokesman yibolaxin·Ali 8th brought worse news. He told AFP that due to equipment repair time is needed, male might delay the recovery of the city water supply. "Technology experts say, also takes 7-10 days to return to normal supply," Ali said, "(the device), the damage is far more serious than we had initially feared. ”

According to his statements, since male number of hotels owned desalination plant, water for tourists staying at hotels will not be affected.

Maldives water resources depend entirely on sea water desalination project access to fresh water. "Drought" appeared, the Government emergency support mobilized from other islands freshwater Maldives Maldives Malé, and to China, India, Sri Lanka, the United States and other countries for help. Maldives presidential abodula·yaming 6th night is ending its Malaysia visit, returning ":" deal with the water crisis.

Ali said China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia to supply horses such as drinking water and other aid have been put in place.

(Original title: a Chinese warship has arrived in the Maldives emergency water supply)

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