Rioting and looting over energy and water cuts leaves fifteen people injured, as severe drought effects on hydropower generation worsen energy availability and economic disruptions. President Maduro blames the crisis on the fall in global oil prices, a drought that has affected hydroelectric power generation, and political factors.
Attacks on water and power infrastructure throughout Yemen deprive nearly 20 million people of reliable access to clean water.
Protests against the building of dams on the Brahmaputra River in India’s Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh turns violent, leading to two deaths and additional injuries. Both China and India have put forward plans for nearly 150 dams in the region, with major local opposition.
At least two people die and others are injured in riots over water in Bangalore, India in the state of Karnataka. The unrest starts when the Indian Supreme Court orders Karnataka to release water from dams on the Kaveri river to neighboring Tamil Nadu. Over 400 people were arrested.
Environmental activist and opposition leader Sikhosiphi Radebe in South Africa is murdered after opposing industrial mining development that threatened community water and land.
A severe drought in Northern KwaZulu-Natal sparks “water riots’ in the town of Jozini over access to water and in opposition to the installation of water meters. Violence erupts after a community protest, leading to the arrest of 23 people.
At least 18 people are killed and 200 injured after the Indian Army intervenes to reopen the Munak canal, which supplies New Dehli with three-fifths of its freshwater supply. The canal is shut down by economic protests in Harayana state. Sabotage of the canal left more than 10 million people in India’s capital, Delhi, without water.
Water shortages due to drought and mismanagement contribute to violent unrest of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India. During one protest, police shoot into a crowd, killing five protestors.
A water well and a desalination plant in Al Mokha District, Taizz, Yemen are hit during air raids.
A water truck is damaged by an air raid in Al-Khawkhah District, Hudaydah, Yemen.