Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
07-26-2021, 08:47 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/theres-a-water-shortage-in-iran-as-temperatures-hit-120f-security-forces-are-firing-on-protesters-to-stop-demonstrations/ar-AAMzpG4?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
Business Insider
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There's a water shortage in Iran as temperatures hit 120F. Security forces are firing on protesters to stop demonstrations.
tporter@businessinsider.com (Tom Porter) - Yesterday 7:10 AM
Protestors in the western province of Kermanshah demonstrate against water shortages on July 21 in footage posted on social media. RFERL/Twitter
© RFERL/Twitter
Protestors in the western province of Kermanshah demonstrate against water shortages on July 21 in footage posted on social media. RFERL/Twitter
Blazing heat and water shortages hit Iran in July, especially the province of Khuzestan.
The situation prompted protests from angry locals, which have been harshly suppressed.
Report say Iranian security forces used live ammunition and killed at least 8 people.
See more stories on Insider's business page.
Iranian security fired live rounds at protestors amid water shortages and soaring temperatures, a human rights group and media reports say.
The protests began in the arid, oil-rich province of Khuzestan on July 15 amid weeks long water shortages, and have since spread to other regions.
According to Weather.com, the temperature in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, was 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius) on Monday afternoon, with a predicted overnight temperature of 99F. The outlook is similar all week.
Amnesty International in a report Friday said that security forces had killed eight protestors, including a teenage boy, by deploying indiscriminate and deadly force. The clashes have continued since.
"Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent accounts from the ground, indicate security forces used deadly automatic weapons, shotguns with inherently indiscriminate ammunition, and tear gas to disperse protesters," Amnesty said.
This footage from last week, shared by BBC Persian service producer Hadi Nili, shows a scene from an early protest:
Couldnt have happened to a nicer group of such peaceful sand-jockeys, eh??
Damn, 122 degrees-- now that got to be real baking oven... --Tyr
Business Insider
Business Insider
There's a water shortage in Iran as temperatures hit 120F. Security forces are firing on protesters to stop demonstrations.
tporter@businessinsider.com (Tom Porter) - Yesterday 7:10 AM
Protestors in the western province of Kermanshah demonstrate against water shortages on July 21 in footage posted on social media. RFERL/Twitter
© RFERL/Twitter
Protestors in the western province of Kermanshah demonstrate against water shortages on July 21 in footage posted on social media. RFERL/Twitter
Blazing heat and water shortages hit Iran in July, especially the province of Khuzestan.
The situation prompted protests from angry locals, which have been harshly suppressed.
Report say Iranian security forces used live ammunition and killed at least 8 people.
See more stories on Insider's business page.
Iranian security fired live rounds at protestors amid water shortages and soaring temperatures, a human rights group and media reports say.
The protests began in the arid, oil-rich province of Khuzestan on July 15 amid weeks long water shortages, and have since spread to other regions.
According to Weather.com, the temperature in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, was 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius) on Monday afternoon, with a predicted overnight temperature of 99F. The outlook is similar all week.
Amnesty International in a report Friday said that security forces had killed eight protestors, including a teenage boy, by deploying indiscriminate and deadly force. The clashes have continued since.
"Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent accounts from the ground, indicate security forces used deadly automatic weapons, shotguns with inherently indiscriminate ammunition, and tear gas to disperse protesters," Amnesty said.
This footage from last week, shared by BBC Persian service producer Hadi Nili, shows a scene from an early protest:
Couldnt have happened to a nicer group of such peaceful sand-jockeys, eh??
Damn, 122 degrees-- now that got to be real baking oven... --Tyr