Drought crisis continues to affect parts of Iraq - in pictures

  • A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
    A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
  • Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
    Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
  • A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
    A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
  • A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
    A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
  • An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
    An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
  • A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.
    A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.