In Tamil Nadu, India, a 33 year old man dies as the result of a fight that broke out over water. India is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures reaching higher than 50 degrees C/120 degrees F.
In Ranchi, India, one man stabs six other people due to water shortages. India is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures reaching higher than 50 degrees C/120 degrees F.
An attack by a Pakistan-based group that killed at least 40 Indian soldiers has worsened tensions between the two countries, prompting Indian leaders to threaten to curtail water deliveries from rivers flowing into Pakistan. Curtailment of water deliveries could undermine the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, which stipulates the sharing of water resources between the two countries.
A man is stabbed by his neighbor over a water sharing dispute in Chennai, India. Current drought and water supply management problems have led to lack of water for millions living in the city.
In Mogahataburu village in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants blow up a water pump, causing an unknown amount of property damage but resulting in no casualties. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is believed the bombing is to protest the ongoing operation against militants in Saranda forest. No group claims responsibility, but it is suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants are responsible.
On Friday, in Doog village in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blow up a tube-well, resulting in no casualties and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claims responsibility for the attack.
Sometime during the night between December 16 and December 17, 2011, a water tank is damaged by a homemade bomb in the area of Mandeo in the district of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No deaths or injuries occur. No claim of responsibility is reported.
An explosive device detonates and damages a tube well and a mosque in Lakki Marwat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There are no casualties reported, and no group claims responsibility for this incident. A school is also damaged in an explosion in the same location on this day.
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 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.