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Drought grips Iraq, threatening crops and water supplies |
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10 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:45 AM on 10 Jul 2008 On top of Iraq's myriad other problems, drought has hit the country hard recently, impacting crops and water supplies in many regions. Rainfall this winter was about 40 percent lower than usual in Iraq and Turkey, and as a result, the Tigris River near Baghdad is at its lowest level since 2001. In the country's main grain-growing area, Diyala province, some irrigation canals have dried ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Iraq, news, water crisis (all these topics) |
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