Tishrin Dam in northern Syria on the brink of collapse due to water shortage

Rural Damascus: Emergency plan to face upcoming water crisis - Enab Baladi

Enab Baladi – Christina al-Shammas Residents of areas in rural Damascus are growing increasingly concerned about the insufficient water supply to their neighborhoods as summer approaches. Their suffering has been repeated every year, with water being pumped to their areas, at best, once or twice a week, coinciding with electricity outages. What complicates matters this year is the low rainfall from last winter, which did not exceed 33% of the an…

Tishrin Dam in northern Syria on the brink of collapse due to water shortage

The drastic drop in the water level in the Tishrin Dam has triggered an acute crisis in northern and eastern Syria. According to experts, the structure is only one meter away from complete collapse—with far-reaching consequences for electricity supply, agriculture, the environment, and public health. Imad Ubeyd, a senior administrator of the Dam Authority of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), warned that t…

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