TURKISH forces have continued to place the citizens of the Syrian city of Hasaka at increased risk of coronavirus by cutting off water to the area for a fourth consecutive day, authorities reported yesterday.

Hasaka Water Department director Mahmoud al-Ulka said the lives of about 600,000 people were at risk due to the actions of “the Turkish occupation forces and its mercenaries.”

He said that Turkish troops and their jihadist allies were blocking workers from resuming operations at the Alouk water station. Local authorities have been using emergency supplies in a bid to provide water to Hasaka residents.