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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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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A man sits next to stacked fuel containers arranged along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A man prepares to pour fuel from a fuel container into a vehicle along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

Fuel containers are stacked outside a roadside stall in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A man pours fuel from a fuel container into a vehicle along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A man stands next to fuel containers arranged along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 17, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A fuel container is attached to a car as a boy stands near stacked fuel containers in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A man crouches beside fuel containers while refueling a car outside a roadside stall in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A young man stands beside fuel containers outside a roadside stall in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A young man stands beside fuel containers outside a roadside stall in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A young man sits on a chair beside stacked fuel containers along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 17, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

A boy stands beside plastic containers filled with fuel on a street in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fuel Crisis in Chabahar - Iraq

Plastic jerrycans filled with fuel are stacked along a roadside in Chabahar, Iran on December 19, 2025. In southeastern regions such as Sistan-Baluchestan province, residents often rely on storing fuel in containers when access to filling stations is limited. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A farmer waves a flag and shakes metal cans filled with stones to scare birds away from rice crops in Denpasar, Indonesia on September 4, 2023. Bird deterrence is a common practice among rice farmers, who rely on manual and low-cost methods to protect harvests essential to local livelihoods and global food supply. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Volunteers clear debris from a muddy pathway in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Volunteers clear debris from a muddy pathway in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People walk along a muddy pathway lined with tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Two boys push up a sagging plastic sheet to drain rainwater from the roof of a makeshift shelter as children stand nearby in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Two children stand at the entrance of a makeshift shelter in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People wade through deep floodwater between tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Two boys push up a sagging plastic sheet to drain rainwater from the roof of a makeshift shelter as a woman and a child stand nearby in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People wade through deep floodwater between tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People gather outside makeshift shelters near floodwater in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Damaged tents lie scattered in the sand after heavy rain in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People move on a cart through a flooded pathway between makeshift shelters in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Damaged tents lie scattered in the sand after heavy rain in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Children wade through deep floodwater between tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Children warm themselves around a small fire inside a makeshift shelter in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Children warm themselves around a small fire inside a makeshift shelter in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Children wade through deep floodwater between tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

An animal-drawn cart moves through a flooded pathway between makeshift shelters in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

An animal-drawn cart moves through a flooded pathway between makeshift shelters in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

A vendor arranges vegetables beside a tent structure in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

A man sits at the entrance of a tent amid sand and scattered items in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

A man and a boy stand beside flooded tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

A boy walks through floodwater as shelters remain partially submerged in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

A girl walks through a flooded pathway in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

Deep tube-well pipe lines in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman collects water from a deep tube-well in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman collects water from a deep tube-well in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman collects water from a deep tube-well in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman washes household crockeries using water from a tube well in Bakalia.. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A man carry a large pot collect water from a deep tube-well in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM