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PHOTO GALLERY: Drought hits hard - From Tawayhinah/Syria to Mediano/Spain




Picture shows the Mediano reservoir at 25.5 of its capacity due to the ongoing drought, on July 26, 2023 in Mediano, Huesca province. AFP

Fishermen sail in Lake Assad at sunset, in the village of al-Tawayhinah near the Tabqa dam in Syria s Raqa governorate on July 10, 2023. In Syria s biggest freshwater reservoir, fishermen say their catches are a fraction of what they used to be, blaming a confluence of environmental crises for the loss in aquatic life. AFP

The ruins of the Church of Asuncion of Mediano, normally submerged almost entirely in the waters of the Mediano reservoir, are now visible on solid ground due to the ongoing drought that has caused the reservoir to be at 25.5 of its capacity, on July 26, 2023 in Mediano, Huesca province. AFP

Fisherman Ali Shebli, 37, pulls his net from Lake Assad in the village of al-Tawayhinah, near the Tabqa dam in Syria s Raqa governorate on July 10, 2023. In Syria s biggest freshwater reservoir, fishermen say their catches are a fraction of what they used to be, blaming a confluence of environmental crises for the loss in aquatic life. AFP

Picture shows the Mediano reservoir at 25.5 of its capacity due to the ongoing drought, on July 26, 2023 in Mediano, Huesca province. AFP

A dead fish lies on the banks of Lake Assad in the village of al-Tawayhinah, near the Tabqa dam in Syria s Raqa governorate on July 10, 2023. In Syria s biggest freshwater reservoir, fishermen say their catches are a fraction of what they used to be, blaming a confluence of environmental crises for the loss in aquatic life. AFP

Picture shows the Mediano reservoir at 25.5 of its capacity due to the ongoing drought, on July 26, 2023 in Mediano, Huesca province. AFP