EBÎR MUHAMED

Qamishlo- Since 2022, the Turkish state has been targeting the critical infrastructure of Jazira Canton, one of the seven cantons of North and East Syria, preventing the local people from accessing their basic needs. The ongoing power and water outages and rising temperature make their lives unbearable. NuJINHA spoke to the women of Beyandûr, a village of Qamishlo, who suffer from the ongoing power and water outages.

 ‘We have had no water for days’

Etiya Şêxmûs, one of the women living in the village, reacted to the ongoing Turkish attacks and said, “Last year, the weather was better; we planted and grew all types of vegetables in summer. This year, we suffer from power and water outages due to the Turkish attacks targeting the critical infrastructure of the region. We have had no water for days. There are 80 families in the village and we could not plant vegetables this year due to the ongoing power and water outages and rising temperature.”

‘We have been subjected to the Turkish attacks’

The rising temperatures reduce streamflow, deepening the water crisis in the region. “We have fertile lands in the village; however, we have been subjected to the Turkish attacks since the beginning of the Rojava Revolution,” Cemîla Kendî said. “The Turkish state has cut off our water, making our lives unbearable. The decrease in streamflow due to rising temperatures has doubled our suffering. Some families have begun to use solar panels but some families cannot afford to buy solar panels.”