Iraqi province suffers from drought as lake dries up - in pictures

Lake Hamrin used to supply 80% of the water to Diyala but is now mainly arid soil

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  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

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  Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.

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  A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.

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  A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.

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  An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.

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  A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.

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