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After six months of conflict in Tripoli, rubbish overflows on the streets

Six months of conflict in Tripoli has caused frequent water, fuel and electricity shortages. It's also left tonnes of waste overflowing from bins and piled up on the streets. The Libyan capital and its internationally recognised government have been under attack since April by General Khalifa Haftar's forces who control parts of Eastern Libya. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newsday's Lawrence Pollard spoke to Annabel, a teacher and resident in Tripoli.

(Photo: Rubbish piling up along the side of a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli Credit: Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images)

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