The water company is shutting down four states because of drought
Sudden flooding on a 600mm main supply channel caused the suspension of drinking water supplies in Kairouan, Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia.
The National Water Utilization and Distribution Company announced the recording of disruptions and sudden interruptions in the distribution of drinking water in the states of Kairouan, Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia starting at noon on Thursday 5 November 2026. A malfunction on the main 600mm drainage channel caused several residential areas to be suspended.
The outage included areas belonging to the local Kairouan Nord delegation within the state of Kairouans, and the effect extended to Sidi El Hani and Kalâa Seghira counties and residences in Sousse. The disturbances also included the Zéramdine, Amal, Ouerdanine and Bembla municipalities of Monastir, as well as the town of Kreker belonging to the Bou Merdes local municipality of Mahdia.
The National Water Utilization and Distribution Company explained that its technical interests had begun field repair work to rehabilitate the damaged part of the canal. The foundation reported that the resumption of supplies in a normal and gradual manner to the affected areas is scheduled from 11:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026.
The company is responsible for the management of drinking networks and the maintenance of public water facilities under the regulatory framework for the water sector and the Water Journal. A similar flood was recorded on the same channel on 21 September 2026 as part of repeated failures in the region's infrastructure networks.