Iraq villages suffer months without enough fresh water

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube With temperatures approaching almost 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) in southern Iraq, villages have started to run out of fresh water supply. Instead, families rely on mixing salty well water with government-supplied water which is only delivered by a truck once or twice a week. Authorities have blamed the drought for the current water shortages, but also dams built upstream in neighbouring Turkey and Iran. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook:   / scmp   Twitter:   / scmpnews   Instagram:   / scmpnews   Linkedin:   / south-china-morning-post   #scmp #World #Iraq