Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles
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Throughout the marshes, the reed gatherers, standing on land they once floated over, cry out to visitors in a passing boat.”Maaku mai!” they shout, holding up their rusty sickles. “There is no water!” The Euphrates is drying up. Strangled by the water policies of Iraq’s neighbors, Turkey and Syria; a two-year drought; and years of misuse by Iraq and its farmers, the river is significantly smaller than it was just a few years ago. Some officials worry that it could soon be half of what it is now
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