DROUGHT FACTOR OF 22,000-HECTARE WILDFIRE IN HOR AL-HAMID, IRAQ
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✍️ The director of the Environment Protection Agency in Khuzestan province, Mohammad Javad Ashrafi, warned that the current fires in the Hor al-Azim wetland are spreading to nearby cities and causing severe air pollution. He attributed the crisis to Iraq's poor water management and called for immediate action to release water from the Simreh dam to restore the wetland.
👉 Current fires in Hor al-Azim wetland are spreading to nearby cities 👉 Iraq's poor water management is the main cause of the crisis 👉 Immediate action is needed to release water from the Simreh dam to restore the wetland 👉 The situation is critical and if not addressed, it could lead to a major environmental disaster 👉 Cooperation between Iran and Iraq is necessary to address the crisis
-- #MohammadJavadAshrafi #Horal-Azimwetland #Rifa'i #Basatin #Hoveizeh #Susangerd #Simrehdam #Khuzestanprovince #environment
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