<br /> <p>Outraged continued across Basra, Iraq, on August 28, as polluted water continued to impact residents, leaving some hospitalized as a result.</p><p>This footage shows a citizen outside Basra Health Directory in Iraq expressing criticism towards the government for failing to prevent and quickly respond to this outbreak.</p><p>The Health Control Division of Basra Health Department said that the chemical contamination in the drinking water was 100-percent and the bacterial contamination was 50-percent, local media</a> said.</p><p>Baghdad Today said that hospital statistics showed that more than 6,000 people had been poisoned by the contaminated drinking water. Storyful is not able to independently confirm this information.</p><p>They reported that the Barzani Charitable Foundation was to issue a “convoy of relief” of more than 20 cars loaded with distilled water. Credit: عربية Rudaw via Storyful</p><br />
