A lack of running water in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk means that residents must fill bottles by hand at public pumps throughout the city.
Lyubov Mahlii, 76, pulls a crate of water bottles up the stairs to her fifth floor apartment after filling them up at a nearby park in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. A lack of running water in the city means that residents must fill bottles by hand at public pumps. While the remaining population has adapted to this new way of life, local officials warn that the coming of winter could set the stage for a humanitarian crisis.
“When there are bombings and sirens, we keep carrying it," she said on Sunday."It’s a great risk for us, but what can we do?” Speaking from her tidy kitchen after one such trip, Mahlii said she boils some water for at least 15 minutes to make sure it's safe for consumption. The remainder is used for bathing, washing clothes and dishes, watering plants and taking care of a stray dog named Chapa.
Another Sloviansk resident, Ninel Kyslovska, 75, gathered water from a tank at a park on Sunday for marinating cucumbers in the sun that afternoon. She said the scarcity had upended all aspects of her life.
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