Source: BBC News
4 June 2007 - Georgia and its breakaway South Ossetia region must settle a row over water supplies, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has said.
Water to the region was initially cut because of damaged pipes. Since then, both sides have disrupted supplies.
South Ossetia accused Georgia of blocking repair work, and in turn cut water to nearby Georgian villages.
Tensions between Georgia and the breakaway region have been escalating in recent months.
Water trucks
The head of the OSCE mission in Georgia, Roy Reeve, told the BBC that the main town in South Ossetian, Tskhinvali, had been without water supply for more than a week.
"For them it's pretty desperate, having either to try and truck in water, or drive out in the hope of finding some nearby springs and filling up whatever containers they've got."
The water dispute is just the latest in a series of disputes between Georgia and the breakaway region. [..]
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