This Tigris river in the village of Bajid Kandala, 50km west of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. AFP
An aerial view shows the Hadarat bridge across the Euphrates river that is witnessing a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya on February 26, 2023. - Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in water levels in the south of the country, officials said, pledging to take urgent measures to ease shortages in the parched country. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / 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
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 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
This Tigris river in the village of Bajid Kandala, 50km west of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. AFP
An aerial view shows the Hadarat bridge across the Euphrates river that is witnessing a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya on February 26, 2023. - Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in water levels in the south of the country, officials said, pledging to take urgent measures to ease shortages in the parched country. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / 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
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 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
This Tigris river in the village of Bajid Kandala, 50km west of the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. AFP