In an area 25 kilometres from the Suez Governorate, located in Eyes of Moses, a major crisis is underway due to water cut offs, which have caused the destruction of some 50 thousand acres of fruit crops.

The area contains more than 5 thousand farms devoted to the cultivation of different types of fruits and vegetables, such as pomegranates, lemons, mandarins, oranges, grapes, mangoes and others.

Abdul Rahman Ahmad, a grower from the area, said that there is a real disaster because of the lack of water, which has resulted in the loss of all fruit that was yet to be harvested.

Awad Fathi, another producer, pointed out that the reason for the disaster is that the Sheikh Zayed canal line, which was supplying the area with water for agriculture, has been broken during excavation works, so water has been cut off from the region for more than 45 days. The problem is that the water present in the region is unsuitable for agriculture because of its high degree of salinity.

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