Guelmim and Tan Tan: Heatwave and water cuts go hand in hand

It was 12:30 a.m., this Saturday, the first day of Ramadan. The temperature recorded a rise, until then unexpected in Tan Tan where most of the inhabitants of neighbouring cities have taken the habit of coming in search of freshness and to stock up on fresh water sold at a high price in the cities of the South, from Smara to Dakhla.This year, holidaymakers from elsewhere were disconcerted by the rise in temperatures and water cuts. They do not understand. How in a city renowned for the abundance of its water, can one remain 48 hours without a single drop of water, in this first week of Ramadan and with a temperature approaching 50°?Faced with such a situation, the inhabitants of the Bir Anzarane district decided to organise a night march blocking the national road n°1 and spreading cans and barrels to the cries of "Nothing but water, we want nothing but water!". The arrival of a high-ra…