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Water scarcity haunting Hour al-Azim

  1. Society
November 20, 2024 - 15:11

Hour al-Azim wetland in the southwestern Khuzestan province is grappling with a severe shortage of water.

Due to insufficient rainfall and recent droughts, now about two million hectares out of the three million hectares area of the country's wetlands are dry and turned into sand and dust spots.

Photo: IRIB / Ebrahim Jarfi
 

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