Seabees Help Bring Water to Drought-stricken Ethiopia
Members of the water well drilling unit of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 from Gulfport, Miss., are making a difference in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia by drilling wells that will produce clean drinking water for residents, as well as water for crops and livestock.
Members of the water well drilling unit of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 from Gulfport, Miss., are making a difference in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia by drilling wells that will produce clean drinking water for residents, as well as water for crops and livestock.
The Seabees have been in the remote region since February drilling into known aquifers from which to draw the water. Their goal is to drill as many wells as possible and provide as much water as possible.