WATER RESOURCES
(Rec. 11.45 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 15.
Water supply will be one of the main problems of the armies operating on the desert coast between El Agheila and Misurata. There are few small wells, but in the stre1- *h of 350 miles there are only three places where a reasonable supply is available. The first after El Agheila is at Nofilia, 150 miles to the west. Sirte has a population of 14,500 and its water supply lies a few miles south of the town. The third source is at Burat el Sun, halfway between Sirte and Misurata. Misurata is a large oasis with plenty of water, and west of that the country is well cultivated.—B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 145, 16 December 1942, Page 5
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