Water pollution in Iraq - in pictures

  • Cattle in the shallow waters of the Shatt Al Arab river, in Iraq's southern port city of Basra. All photos: AFP
    Cattle in the shallow waters of the Shatt Al Arab river, in Iraq's southern port city of Basra. All photos: AFP
  • A palm orchard degraded by salt and pollution on a bank of the Shatt Al Arab river.
    A palm orchard degraded by salt and pollution on a bank of the Shatt Al Arab river.
  • Basra sits on the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that flow into the Gulf.
    Basra sits on the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that flow into the Gulf.
  • Today, saltwater from the sea has taken over and reaches 300 kilometres upriver.
    Today, saltwater from the sea has taken over and reaches 300 kilometres upriver.
  • Wastewater produced by Iraq, a country of 38 million people, is also poisoning the Tigris and Euphrates.
    Wastewater produced by Iraq, a country of 38 million people, is also poisoning the Tigris and Euphrates.