Storyline: Residents of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have been battling for water, as the city experiences an unprecedented water shortage. Taps have been dry for almost three weeks in Bangui, causing water hard to come by in their homes. As a result, many are forced to endure endless queues at water supply points, as they wait to fill their jerry cans with the precious liquid. Only one in three people in the Central African Republic has access to a basic water supply, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Such a shortage is caused by the lack of investment in the water supply and treatment network, one of the main reasons that the water distribution company, SODECA, recently halted the water supply. Residents have been calling out to the authorities to intervene. However, local authorities claim that efforts are already underway to bring water to the population. As residents await these developments, the quest to quench their thirsts remains challenging. Shotlist: Bangui, Central African Republic - March 18, 2025: 1. Various of residents waiting to get water, water cans; 2. SOUNDBITE (Sango) Sandrine Lemba, resident (starting with shot 1): "We have a lot of problems. We go out as early as 3 am to fetch water." 3. SOUNDBITE (Sango) Stephanie Ngana, resident: "I've been on my feet for four hours because of the water. It's not easy to find a single can of water, so I've been waiting to get some." 4. Residents waiting to get water; 5. Water flowing into water can; 6. Various of residents getting water, water cans; 7. SOUNDBITE (Sango) Sandrine Lemba, resident: "We ask the government and our authorities to build us boreholes, so that the people can have water. Water is necessary and important. Water is life." 8. Traffic; 9. SOUNDBITE (Sango) Rene Mandaba, head of eighth arrondissement: "I've heard that the president has built many boreholes in other districts and in small villages. Construction is under way and we'll soon have our own. I'd like to appeal to the people of the eighth arrondissement (administrative district) to let the government do its job." 10. Various of traffic. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]