scarcity

Residents reported journeys taking hours and costing hundreds of shekels due to the scarcity of transport and soaring prices.

Some funds have also been approved for the rehabilitation and upgrade of boreholes across Maiduguri and surrounding communities to address water scarcity caused by the flood.

Humanitarian organisations have been unable to access el-Fasher for months and the remaining civilians are enduring constant bombardment, food scarcity and difficulties in accessing medical care.

The report also said that 72% of the freshwater it used came from sources at "low risk of water depletion or scarcity".

All of Scotland experienced water scarcity in May, with Scottish Water warning of the driest start to the year since 1964.