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Iraq Grapples With Water Shortages, Pollution

April 12, 2011 Comments off

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“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.” Revelation 16:12

The low level of water in the Euphrates river is cause for concern.
The low level of water in the Euphrates river is cause for concern.

 

United Nations officials say an inadequate supply of water and pollution in Iraq have led to severe health problems, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. 

Salam Abdel Munim, the spokesman for UNICEF in Iraq, told RFI on March 22 that as a consequence of the water shortage “some 500,000 Iraqi children access their water from a river or stream, and another 500,000 access their water from open wells.” Read more…