Airstrike targets a water project
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike targets a water project in the al-Hamzat area of Sahar district, Yemen.
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Rebels destroy offices of local water utility
Rebels destroy several houses and the offices of the local police and water utility.
Clashes between ethnic groups over access to water
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Shrapnel damages a water pipeline, leaving more than three million people without water
Shrapnel from an exploding shells damages a pipeline in the Siverski Donetsk-Donbass channel near Horlivka, Ukraine. The damages leave 3 million civilians on both sides of the conflict with either unreliable or no water supplies.
Protesters blockade a road over installation of pre-paid water meters
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Water shortages cause riots
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A water tank is damaged by a homemade bomb
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Assailants open fire on security personnel escorting a water tanker convoy
Assailants open fire on security personnel escorting a Freeport Indonesia water tanker convoy in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. There are no reported casualties, but the vehicles are damaged. This is one of two coordinated attacks on this convoy on this day, neither of which are claimed by any group.
A water tanker is damaged when it is targeted by a roadside bomb
A water tanker is damaged when it is targeted by a roadside bomb in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. One person is killed and another wounded in the attack, for which no group claims responsibility.
An explosive device detonates prematurely as the assailant is planting it targeting a fresh water well
An explosive device detonates prematurely as the assailant is planting it in Wocha Khwara village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device is targeting a fresh water well; the assailant is killed in the blast. No group claims responsibility for the attack.