Millions of people in Yemen deprived of access to clean water
Attacks on water and power infrastructure throughout Yemen deprive nearly 20 million people of reliable access to clean water.
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Disgruntled Egyptian irrigators kidnap tourists
Farmers from the Abu Simbel region in Egypt hold over 200 tourists hostage to protest inadequate irrigation water. The farmers capture the tourists after they visit nearby monuments, but release them after officials agree to a temporary release of water.
Assyrians poison wells of enemies
Assyrians poison the wells of their enemies with rye ergot.
US Civil War soldiers poison wells
General William T. Sherman’s memoirs contain an account of Confederate soldiers poisoning ponds by dumping the carcasses of dead animals into them. Other accounts suggest this tactic was used by both sides.
Attempt to poison Chicago’s waters
Two members of the right-wing “Order of the Rising Sun” are arrested in Chicago with 30-40 kg of typhoid cultures with which they allegedly planned to poison the water supply in Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities. Experts say the plan is unlikely to cause health problems due to water chlorination.
The water supply to Tripoli, Libya is cut off during war
The water supply serving Tripoli, Libya’s capital city, is cut off by gunmen that force employees managing the system to turn off the flow of water. The war is between Libya’s National Army and UN-backed forces and has been ongoing since 2014.
Community opposition to a hydroelectric dam project in Ecuador results in numerous violent confrontations
A hydroelectric dam project proposed for the Dulcepamba River in Ecuador is the target of local community opposition and protests are staged to block the project. Clashes between the local communities, hired security guards, and state police leave several protestors injured. The communities also receive violent threats from police. Two community members are arrested. In 2015 the construction of the hydroelectric dam begins, flooding properties and destroying farmland.
Attack on an aqueduct in Colombia cuts off water for 16,000
An unclaimed attack on an aqueduct leaves approximately 16,000 people without water. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is blamed for the attack and criticized by a Colombian military general for causing a war crime by breaking international law that prohibits attacks on water systems.
Violent clashes between farmers and police over access to water leave one dead in Kazeroon, Iran
One person is killed when police are sent to halt “illegal” water pumps Kazeroon, Iran, used by farmers and other villagers to access water.
Iranian security forces shoot at protesters, injuring one, at demonstration in Khorramshahr over lack of water
Protests over lack of drinking water supplies in Khorramshahr, Iran begin in front of government buildings. Social media posts of these protests include sounds of shots and cries and show security forces shooting at protesters. Only one protester is reported injured.