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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Water Crisis Impacts Aquaculture In Taq Taq - Iraq

TAQ TAQ, Kurdistan Region The escalating water crisis in the Kurdistan Region has transcended the threat to potable water, now systematically dismantling one of the region’s most vital economic pillars: the aquaculture and fish farming sector. In Taq Taq district, a cornerstone of the region's fish production, the plummeting water levels of the Lesser Zab River have triggered a catastrophic die-off of millions of fish, inflicting millions of dollars in losses on investors. An Economic and Environmental Catastrophe The upstream damming of the Lesser Zab’s headwaters by Iran, compounded by the severe impacts of climate change, has caused oxygen levels in Kurdistan’s aquaculture projects to drop to lethal levels. Consequently, farm owners are not only losing their livestock but are also witnessing the erosion of thousands of jobs that rely on this sector. Erosion of Food Security Economic analysts warn that the collapse of fish farming in Taq Taq and its surroundings will have immediate repercussions on the broa

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Snowfall In Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Snow covers the surroundings of the Khabur River in Zakho, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on December 29, 2025. The Kurdistan Regional Meteorological Directorate said another wave of snowfall is expected across parts of the Kurdistan Region starting Wednesday, with 5 to 10 centimetres forecast in areas including Zakho and Duhok. Photo by Mohammed Majid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall In Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Snow covers the surroundings of the Khabur River in Zakho, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on December 29, 2025. The Kurdistan Regional Meteorological Directorate said another wave of snowfall is expected across parts of the Kurdistan Region starting Wednesday, with 5 to 10 centimetres forecast in areas including Zakho and Duhok. Photo by Mohammed Majid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellite View of Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site - Australia

Handout satellite view, dated on November 26, 2025, shows the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site. Shark Bay, located on the western coast of Australia, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its exceptional natural beauty, including unique marine biodiversity and one of the world's most extensive seagrass beds. The site is globally significant for its ecological processes, geological formations, and as a habitat for threatened species such as dugongs and green turtles. These fragile ecosystems are highly sensitive to changes in water quality, sea temperature, and coastal development. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 26 November 2025, shows the striking coastal and marine features of Shark Bay in high resolution. The contrasting colours reveal shallow sandbanks, seagrass meadows, and hypersaline basins, as well as the arid terrestrial surroundings near Denham. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in Lost Galaxy

Handout Photo shows NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporat

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporates data from an obse

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

A person during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, August 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

A person during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, August 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

A Ukrainian flag during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

A person during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, August 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Ukrainian Independence Day in Madrid - Spain

Dozens of people during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day at Puerta del Sol on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The demonstration has started at Puerta del Sol under the slogan 'Ukraine does not celebrate, it resists. This is our struggle to exist. Support us', and has crossed some streets until reaching the surroundings of Cibeles. Photo by Jesus Hellen/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM5

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Poster of Jarilla with the burned surroundings, on August 19, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The Jarilla fire reaches 15,500 hectares in Extremadura, after crossing into the province of Salamanca, reaching 155 kilometers of perimeter. The fire has been burning for a week today after being started on the 12th by a lightning strike on a day when more than a thousand fell in the community of Extremadura. Photo by Carlos Criado / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Poster of Jarilla with the burned surroundings, on August 19, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The Jarilla fire reaches 15,500 hectares in Extremadura, after crossing into the province of Salamanca, reaching 155 kilometers of perimeter. The fire has been burning for a week today after being started on the 12th by a lightning strike on a day when more than a thousand fell in the community of Extremadura. Photo by Carlos Criado / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Poster of Jarilla with the burned surroundings, on August 19, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The Jarilla fire reaches 15,500 hectares in Extremadura, after crossing into the province of Salamanca, reaching 155 kilometers of perimeter. The fire has been burning for a week today after being started on the 12th by a lightning strike on a day when more than a thousand fell in the community of Extremadura. Photo by Carlos Criado / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows blackened by the smoke of the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 18, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Field burned by the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 19, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

A fire truck works to extinguish a fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 18, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Field burned by the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 19, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Field burned by the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 19, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Poster of Jarilla with the burned surroundings, on August 19, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The Jarilla fire reaches 15,500 hectares in Extremadura, after crossing into the province of Salamanca, reaching 155 kilometers of perimeter. The fire has been burning for a week today after being started on the 12th by a lightning strike on a day when more than a thousand fell in the community of Extremadura. Photo by Carlos Criado / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Field burned by the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 19, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Field burned by the fire in the surroundings of the Picos de Europa, on August 19, 2025, in Tierra de la Riena, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The Barniedo de la Reina fire has forced the evacuation of the towns of Espejo de la Reina, Villafrea de la Reina, Santa Marina de Valdeón, Cardiñales, Prada de Valdeón, Los Llanos, Soto de Valdeón, Caldevilla de Valdeón and Posada de Valdeón. For evacuees, space has been made available in the shelters of Riaño. Photo by Xuan Cueto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

People walk through a waterlogged street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

Women stand in ankle-deep water while shopping at a street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

Devotees and residents wade through the waters of Adi Ganga in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

Devotees and residents wade through the waters of Adi Ganga in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

People walk through a waterlogged street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

People walk through a waterlogged street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman walks through a waterlogged street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

Devotees and residents wade through the waters of Adi Ganga in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman applies sindoor to the deity Satyavan while standing in knee-deep water in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A man walks through floodwater in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman applies sindoor to the deity Satyavan while standing in knee-deep water in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

Devotees and residents wade through the waters of Adi Ganga in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM