Khuzestan people protest against the transfer of drinking water to Iraq
The people of Khuzestan are suffering from a lack of access to fresh water in 50-degree heat. Videos posted on social media show that the problem is not a lack of water, but rather the transfer of fresh water by the Islamic Republic to Iraq.
A group of Khorramshahr citizens gathered in front of the city's Grand Mosque on Friday, June 29, to protest the salinity of the city's water and the indifference of the authorities.
Participants in the rally told Iran's state news agency, IRNA, that the quality of the city's drinking water has become much saltier than in previous days and smells very bad in many areas.
Ahvaz Friday Prayer Imam and the Transfer of Drinking Water to Iraq
The drinking water situation in Ahvaz and Abadan is no different. To the extent that the Friday prayer leader in Ahvaz has said that “the people of Khorramshahr and Abadan are going through very difficult days, and the sad and upsetting scenes of drinking water queues do not deserve them.”
In his Friday prayer sermon in Ahvaz, Abolhassan Hassanzadeh advised people to be frugal in their consumption. In his speech, he referred to many events in the 40 years of the Islamic Republic and held the West and America responsible for the misfortunes of the Islamic Republic, but he remained silent about the protesters' criticism that "the drinking water of the people of Khuzestan is being transported through water mains to Iraq."
People in Khuzestan have posted videos on social media showing the transfer of fresh water from southern Iraq and the Basra region, while salty and polluted water is flowing in the pipes of homes.
Khorramshahr and Abadan are adjacent to Basra, a city where the Islamic Republic and the Revolutionary Guard Corps have high influence.
Other videos posted by social media users about Iraqi television reports in which Basra citizens thank the Leader of the Islamic Republic for transferring drinking water from Khorramshahr to Iraq.
Fresh water from #Khoramshahr will be given to Iraq, then #Ahvaz #Khoramshahr
The residents of the village of Manikh, Khorramshahr, have found the fresh water pipe that will be supplied to Iraq. They are solving their own problem.
July 2, 2018
Welcome, welcome - greetings to you with this revolutionary action #Khuzestan #FreeIran97
#Qiyam pic.twitter.com/oQfNu3wHdB— Farshad Bozorg (@FarshadBozorg) June 24, 2018
Another example of these videos shows Khuzestan's freshwater flowing through a main pipe from the village of Manbakh in Khorramshahr County to Basra Province.
#Khoramshahr
The pipe that carries fresh water from Khuzestan to Iraq,
By Iranian citizens deprived of water,
It is perforated and water is being drawn from it.All the wealth of the people of #Iran is spent on Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, etc.
But the people of Iran have to make a living by selling their kidneys, corneas, and even prostitution #IranRegimeChange pic.twitter.com/KRUfAWfbeB— Behrouz (@SabaAram1384) June 29, 2018
Protesters' slogans against the inaction of the Khorramshahr governor on Friday, July 28
?Urgent ? #Khoramshahr_has_no_water
The outcry of the people of Khorramshahr reached the heavens.
People are thirsty. The crisis of water scarcity and salinity of drinking water was held in the presence of the city governor with the slogan:
– Hayat Haya, leave Khorramshahr #IranRegimeChange #National_Demonstrations pic.twitter.com/da5rcX0urw— Dayan Yilmeh-Turkmen (@dayan_turkmen) June 29, 2018
Source: DW
