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Water system for 6,000 inaugurated in Mudusa, South Kivu

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The mission visited several towns and villages in the Kayna health zone
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    A water provision system capable of serving 6,000 people in the Mudusa region of South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was inaugurated on Tuesday by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the organisation reported. Built with the assistance a local NGO, Initiatives et Actions pour le Developpement Local, the water network will serve residents in the villages of Lwamvuhye, Cirhagabwa, Cirhundu and Lugusha. Located some 12 km west of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu, Mudusa is home to a large number of internally displaced persons who have fled insecurity in the surrounding area, creating "major needs" for additional clean drinking water, ICRC reported. The project, which took four months to complete, involved the tapping of two springs in Mushweshwe, the rehabilitation of one reservoir and construction of another, and the installation of 18 water fountains, supplied by 6.5 km of piping. Local residents participated by contributing labour to build the network.

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