Jun 3, 2025

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Tigris and Euphrates shrink: Iraq's water crisis deepens

Iraq

Tigris and Euphrates shrink: Iraq's water crisis deepens

Iraq is grappling with its lowest water reserves in eight decades, the Ministry of Water Resources confirmed Sunday, citing a poor rainy season and drastically reduced flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as primary causes.

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