Water Shortage (Work in Progress)

Masoud Nosseir, 62, Kom Al-Qadah, Al-Beheirah, carries a water container up to the roof of his 3 floor house on June 23, 2016. The village had had no running water since April. Villagers ride their animals or drive 3-5 km to other villages to fill water barrels everyday. "I served my country in the army when I was a young man. Now as an old man, I feel that, to my country, I don't even exist," Nosseir said.

As of June 23, 2016, Masoud Nosseir and his wife had not done their laundry for two weeks. "We need to drink, bathe, make wudu' (wash before Muslim prayer), cook and give our birds water too. Laundry can wait," he said.

As of June 23, 2016, Masoud Nosseir and his wife Suad had not done their laundry for two weeks. "We need to drink, bathe, make wudu' (wash before Muslim prayer), cook and give our birds water too. Laundry can wait," he said.

Masoud Nosseir, 62, Kom Al-Qadah, Al-Beheirah, stands at the guest room of his house on June 23, 2016. His village had had no running water since April. Villagers ride their animals or drive 3-5 km to other villages to fill water barrels everyday. "I served my country in the army when I was a young man. Now as an old man, I feel that, to my country, I don't even exist," Nosseir said.

Masoud Nosseir, 62, Kom Al-Qadah, Al-Beheirah, washes his hand using water from a container on the roof his house on June 23, 2016. The village had had no running water since April. Villagers ride their animals or drive 3-5 km to other villages to fill water barrels everyday. "I served my country in the army when I was a young man. Now as an old man, I feel that, to my country, I don't even exist," Nosseir said.

Om Ahmed, one of the residents of the village of Kom El-Qadah, Al-Beheirah, complains of not being able to fill water bottles for drinking on June 23, 2016. The village had had no running water since April. Villagers ride their animals or drive 3-5 km to other villages to fill water barrels everyday.

A woman carries her wet rugs at the village of Kom El-Qadah, Al-Beheirah, after washing them in the canal on June 23, 2016. The village had had no water since April.

Nabil and his brothers stand in their cracked land in the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine, Ad Daqahliyah on Tuesday June 15th, 2016. Water has been cut off the village for more than two weeks. Nabil said that his family lost their rice crops for the year, their only source of income, because of the water shortage.

A farmer collects dead rice leaves from his field at the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine on June 15, 2015. The village, which is primarily agricultural, had no water for 17 consecutive days.

Ibrahim Adel sits at his family house in the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine, Ad-Daqahliya, on Tuesday July 7th, 2016. With no water, Adel has no work to do on the field. The 2.5 acre farm, which Adel runs, provides income for his family, his brothers family and their parents.

Saeed Adel spends the whole day with his young daughter at his family house in the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine, Ad-Daqahliya, on Tuesday July 7th, 2016. With no water, Adel has no work to do on the field.

Ibrahim Adel stands at the "Military Base" in the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine, Ad-Daqahliya, on Tuesday July 7th, 2016. Adel said that the North African traveller Abu Zeid Al-Hilali was held captive in this base in the 7th century.

Ibrahim Adel, left, talks to Tamer Abdelhamid at the "Military Base" in the village of Hafeer Shehab Eddine, Ad-Daqahliya, on Tuesday July 7th, 2016. Adel said that the North African traveller Abu Zeid Al-Hilali was held captive in this base in the 7th century.