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Two of Five Israeli Desalination Plants Resume Operations After Algae Bloom

Two of five Israeli desalination plants have restarted operations after being shut down due to a microalgae bloom. Water supply to southern farms has resumed, though two plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod remain closed.

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Two of Five Israeli Desalination Plants Resume Operations After Algae Bloom
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What happened

  1. 01Two of five affected desalination plants are back online.
  2. 02Water supply to southern farms has been restored.
  3. 03Microalgae from the Nile Delta caused the shutdown.
  4. 04Plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod are still closed.
  5. 05Authorities are working to reopen the remaining facilities.
Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original

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