After decades of brutal war, Iraq lacks structures for the collection and disposal of waste, and 70% of its industrial waste is dumped directly into rivers or the sea, according to data compiled by the United Nations and academics.
CHIBAYISH, May 22 Iraq’s vast swamplands are the reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, but the waterways are drying out and becoming so clogged with waste their very.
Iraq's vast swamplands are the reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, but the waterways are drying out and becoming so clogged with waste their very existence is at risk, activists warn.
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