Iraq: Year after Poisoning Disaster, Iraq Seeks End to Its Water Crisis

Dec 8, 2019 | Julian Kirchherr, Conversation
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Basra, once known as the “Venice of the Middle East” because of its freshwater canals, has been suffering acute shortages of potable water because of pollution and contamination. Thousands of people demonstrated in Basra in the summer of 2018 after approximately 118,000 people were admitted to hospital suffering from symptoms linked to the poor water quality, including severe stomach pains and skin rashes.