Real World Problems, 1 million people suddenly without WATER. -

[Rusty Heap]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79zj7rz3l4o


It's an Ucking Fugly world sometimes.........

[masraum]

Water delivery by truck from 12 miles away.

partial excerpt from the article

Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say may be a violation of international law.

Turkey carried out more than 100 attacks between October 2019 and January 2024 on oil fields, gas facilities and power stations in the Kurdish-held Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), according to data collated by the BBC World Service.

The attacks have added to the humanitarian crisis in a region reeling from a years-long civil war and four years of extreme drought exacerbated by climate change.

Water had already been scarce, but attacks on electricity infrastructure in October last year shut off power to the region’s main water station, in Alouk, and it has not been working since. On two visits there, the BBC witnessed people struggling to get water.

Turkey said it had targeted the “sources of income and capabilities” of Kurdish separatist groups it regards as terrorists.

It said that it was well known there was a drought in the area, adding that poor water management and neglected infrastructure had made things worse.

The AANES has previously accused Turkey of seeking to “destroy our people’s existence”.
A man pumping out water into drums and barrels, with people waiting for water in the background
There is not enough water to meet the needs of everyone in Hassakeh

More than a million people in the Hassakeh province who once got their water from Alouk now rely on deliveries of water pumped from around 12 miles (20km) away.

Hundreds of deliveries are made by tanker each day, with the water board prioritising schools, orphanages, hospitals, and those most in need.

But the deliveries are not enough for everyone.

In Hassakeh city, the BBC saw people waiting for the tankers, pleading for the drivers to give them water. “Water is more precious than gold here,” said Ahmad al-Ahmed, a tanker driver. “People need more water. All they want is for you to give them water.”

Some people admitted they fought over it and one woman threatened: “If he [the tanker driver] doesn’t give me water, I’ll puncture his tyres.”

[fintstone]

The 'boil city water' policy for Asheville NC just ended this week after. It was implemented after the destruction form Helene in September.

[LWJ]

Having been in Southern Turkiye about 10km from the Syrian border in 2021/2, I can say that those folks don’t think like us. They are tribal in mindset. Which is very different from my American Paradigm. More people will be suffering and dying. Not good.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by masraum

Water delivery by truck from 12 miles away.

partial excerpt from the article

Another partial excerpt from the same article:

People living in the region have been caught up not only in Syria’s ongoing civil war but also in Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish-led forces, who established the AANES in 2018 after they - with support from the US-led coalition - drove the Islamic State (IS) group out of the region. Coalition forces are still stationed there to prevent a resurgence of IS.

Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has described the AANES - which is not officially recognised by the international community - as a “terror state” next to its border.

The Turkish government considers the Kurdish militia that dominates the main military force there to be an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebel group, which has fought for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey for decades.
The PKK is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the EU, the UK and the US.

Absolutely zero sympathy for anyone living there. We all chart our own destinies, collectively and as individuals. This particular little corner of our globe has been embroiled in this sort of tribal warfare since the beginning of time. The only thing they excel at is hating one another, with all of the fallout associated with that. No one is innocent. In this case, as in so many others in that region, the "innocent" provide safe harbor to the not so...

This region is Turkey's Gaza, its West Bank, its Lebanon and Iran. Turkey has suffered terrorist attacks from this region for far too long. Not that these attacks are undeserved, Turkey has excelled at wantonly murdering its inhabitants as well.

They all suffer from a common disease known as "Islam". Granted, they hated and killed one another along these tribal lines long before Mohamed further incited them, but he sure didn't help. They well and truly deserve one another, and their shared fate. Our (the outside world's) only concern, the only reason we collectively give a shiite (pun intended) is because of their oil. That, and we provided the means through which they can spread their formerly self-contained hatred to the rest of us through the modern weapons through which we hope to buy their favor.

Otherwise we would have no reason to pay attention, much less care. The rest of the world cannot help them.

[KFC911]

My take ....

Many of these tribal conflicts predate Islam or Oil $$$, by many centuries. The southwestern USA has H2O issues too ... it won't be "sudden" and 1 million doesn't even begin...

Next!

[cabmandone]

My son just got a letter not to use his water for drinking, cooking etc because of lead pipes. Good thing the city is on the ball! He has only lived in the house since July. Everyone has problems just for different reasons.

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

My son just got a letter not to use his water for drinking, cooking etc because of lead pipes. Good thing the city is on the ball! He has only lived in the house since July. Everyone has problems just for different reasons.

Syracuse? I've got a buddy up there.

[thingmon]

Might be salt in the groundwater up there. Road salt piles leaching into the drinking water.
Dave

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Syracuse? I've got a buddy up there.

The big city of Delphos. They've been working all summer long replacing water lines. I'm not sure when they'll get to the street he lives on. I guess showering and maybe cleaning are the only acceptable uses for the tap water right now.