(UNICEF) – Almost half of all the children in Mosul and their families have reportedly been cut off from access to clean water after a major water pipeline was destroyed amid the ongoing conflict. The break in the pipeline — one of three major water conduits serving civilians in eastern Mosul — is located in parts of the city still held by the so-called Islamic State (ISIL), making it impossible to repair quickly. “Children and their families in Mosul are facing a horrific situation. Not only are they in danger of getting killed or injured in the cross fire, now potentially more than half a million people do not have safe water to drink,” said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq.
