Puerto Ricans protest US Navy’s water use
Protesters blocked water intake to Roosevelt Roads Navy Base in opposition to US military presence and Navy’s use of the Blanco River, following chronic water shortages in neighboring towns.
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Protests over inadequate water, food, and healthcare lead to 10 arrests in Nigeria
Ten people who had been uprooted from their homes by Boko Haram are arrested when protesting for better water, food, and healthcare at their temporary camps in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria.
Water well attacked in Pakistan
Two schools and a solar-powered tube well are destroyed in a blast attributed to militants in the Mohmand Agency. No injuries are reported.
Scarce water supplies in drought regions of India spark violence
Scarce water supplies in drought-hit regions of India spark violence. As northern and central India suffer thorough severe drought and heat, police in Bundelkhand and several other regions including Tikamgarh are reporting a rise in violent, often deadly clashes over water. Indian police report that the fighting is getting more frequent and bloody, with numerous injuries and deaths reported.
Violence over water in Nairobi’s slums
Violence, including several deaths, occurs during disputes over access to water in the poorest slums around Nairobi, Kenya.
Regional drought heightens tensions in Ethiopia and Kenya
The Ethiopian government says that regional drought worsens traditional conflicts at watering points and over access to pasture. The tensions are heightened by the presence of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), an Ethiopian armed opposition group said to be operating from Kenyan territory near the common border.
U.S. Coalition against the Islamic State destroys main pipeline to Raqqa
The U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State destroys the main pipeline supplying water to Raqqa. The official Syrian Arab News Agency says the pipeline was damaged in an airstrike.
Violent protests over water shortages in Egypt
Public protests over drinking and irrigation water shortages take place across Egypt. Several protests turn violent: in Beni Suef, one person is killed and many injured during a conflict over irrigation water; in Minya, villagers clash with officials over water shortages and water pollution; in Faiyum, hundreds of people protesting water shortages block a highway and set fires.
Water project workers killed and kidnapped by suspected militant group
Daesh militants are suspected of two attacks to workers of the Great Man-made River, a large water supply project that transports water from the Sahara desert to communities and agricultural fields in northern Libya. During the first attack four technicians from the Al-Hassouna plant are kidnapped, but later released. During the second attack two workers are killed and two guards are kidnapped.
Soviets attack Finn-controlled dam near Leningrad
In June, the Soviet air force attacked the Svir River Dam near Leningrad, then under the control of the Finnish military.