Tunisian tech start-up captures water from thin air - in pictures

Company has taken up the challenge of finding a tech solution to water scarcity

Iheb Triki, co-founder of water tech startup 'Kumulus' stands next to Kumulus-1, a machine that creates drinking water from air moisture, at El Bayadha elementary school, in Jendouba, Tunisia, June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. REUTERS / Jihed Abidellaoui

Iheb Triki, co-founder of water tech startup 'Kumulus' stands next to Kumulus-1, a machine that creates drinking water from air moisture, at El Bayadha elementary school, in Jendouba, Tunisia, June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. REUTERS / Jihed Abidellaoui

Jun 13, 2022

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