"More than 100,000 people in northern Iraq have abandoned their homes since 2005 because of water stress, after drought and over-extraction of groundwater caused the collapse of an ancient water system, UNESCO said on Tuesday."
AFP had the story October 13, 2009.
See Also:
"Lack of Mid-East Peace Deepens Water Crisis" (BBC News)
Source: AFP, 10/14/2009
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