Residents of Fernana in northwestern Tunisia threaten to cut off the supply of water delivered by a pumping station to the capital, Tunis. They are protesting economic conditions and repeated water cuts that have sparked anger and protests among the local population. At least one death is reported. Water shortages are experienced in Sousse, Nabeul, Sfax, Kef, Siliana, Beja, Sidi Bouzid, Ben Arous, Medenine and Tataouine. Given the increasing number of protests, the Tunisian citizen’s water observatory, Watchwater, warns against a possible “thirst uprising.”
