Severe water scarcity worries Istanbulites amid driest season in decades

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Severe water scarcity worries Istanbulites amid driest season in decades

STORY: Severe water scarcity worries Istanbulites amid driest season in decades DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Sevda Ozdemir working in the kitchen 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SEVDA OZDEMIR, Chef 4. various of Sevda Ozdemir working in the kitchen 5. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 6. various of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKOM in Istanbul, Türkiye 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ISMAIL AYDIN, Head of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKOM 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ISMAIL AYDIN, Head of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKOM 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): ISMAIL AYDIN, Head of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKOM 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): ISMAIL AYDIN, Head of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKOM 11. SOUNDBITE 6 (Turkish): ISMAIL AYDIN, Head of the Department of Water and Waste

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