SYRIAN Kurds called for action against an unfolding humanitarian crisis today as Turkey continued to block the water supply of thousands of people in Hasakah province.

A statement signed by human-rights and civil-society organisations in the north-eastern region urged the UN to intervene, saying that occupying forces had cut the supply from Alouk water station for the 22nd day.

The organisations condemned the “inhuman acts” of the Turkish forces, insisting that they amount to “a war crime and genocide” under the Geneva Convention.