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IRINBAGHDAD, 6 June 2007 (IRIN) - Corruption, neglect and insurgent attacks have left Iraq's public services in tatters, residents and officials say. Limited electricity and drinking water are the main problems, causing disease and frustration.
"We have one or two hours a day of electricity at best. Sometimes we have no electricity for two or three days. And it has become normal for us to wake up in the morning and find no water in the taps," Alwan, a father of three and government employee living in Baghdad, said.
Alwan said that because of rising fuel and maintenance costs, he can only run his small generator for a few hours a day, forcing him to buy electricity from the black market instead.
"Now, I'm buying 10 amperes from the neighbourhood generator for a monthly price of US $12 an ampere. This gives me seven hours of electricity a day and enables me to use fans, a small refrigerator and a small air conditioner for one room."
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