Dispute over water spirals into reprisal attacks, government says situation is 'under control'.
Dispute over water spirals into deadly reprisals, but government says situation is ‘under control’.
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At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to water escalated into reprisal attacks, according to Deputy Prime Minister Limane Mahamat.
Mahamat confirmed the total killed during a visit on Monday to the village of Igote. It is in Wadi Fira province, near the Sudanese border, where the violence started on Saturday.
The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.
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