Diminishing water in Tigris and Euphrates - in pictures

The Hadarat bridge across the Euphrates river, which has seen a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya. AFP
The Hadarat bridge across the Euphrates river, which has seen a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya. AFP
Iraqi officials have pledged to take urgent measures to ease shortages in the parched country. AFP
Iraqi officials have pledged to take urgent measures to ease shortages in the parched country. AFP
Water levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers — the headwaters of which originate in Turkey — have plunged 30 per cent in recent days, Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources says. AFP
Water levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers — the headwaters of which originate in Turkey — have plunged 30 per cent in recent days, Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources says. AFP
The fish farming pond in the Euphrates River in Najaf. Reuters
The fish farming pond in the Euphrates River in Najaf. Reuters
A shepherd watches his buffalos cool off in the scarce waters of Diyala River, east of Baghdad, in June 2022. EPA
A shepherd watches his buffalos cool off in the scarce waters of Diyala River, east of Baghdad, in June 2022. EPA
A bridge spans the Tigris river near the Makhoul dam site, in northern Iraq's Salaheddine province. AFP
A bridge spans the Tigris river near the Makhoul dam site, in northern Iraq's Salaheddine province. AFP
A boat lies on the dried out shore of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq, controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, in October 2022. Reuters
A boat lies on the dried out shore of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq, controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, in October 2022. Reuters
This Tigris river in the village of Bajid Kandala, 50km west of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. AFP
This Tigris river in the village of Bajid Kandala, 50km west of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. AFP