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"Water Shortages Cause 100,000 To Flee Homes in Iraq: UN" [1]

"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. [2]

See Also:

"Lack of Mid-East Peace Deepens Water Crisis" (BBC News)
 [3]

Water & Oceans [4]
Middle East [5]
Public [6]
Source: AFP [2], 10/14/2009
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