Syria’s driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus

Damascus Faces Severe Water Crisis As Historic Spring Runs Dry - Worthy Christian News

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – A historic water spring that has supplied Damascus for thousands of years is now reduced to a trickle, following the driest winter Syria has seen in decades, raising alarms over worsening water shortages across the capital. Ein al-Fijeh, a once-abundant spring flowing from the ruins of a Roman temple in the Barada Valley, now barely feeds the Barada River or the tunnels that once gushed …

The spring of Ein el-Fijeh, the capital's main source of water, is almost dry and many inhabitants of the city and its surroundings now depend on buying water from tankers that are filled in wells.

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Damascus suffers worst water shortage in years as Syria sees lowest rainfall in almost seven decades

Syria's capital is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more than six decades.

Syria's Driest Winter In 7 Decades Triggers Severe Water Crisis In Damascus

Inside a mountain above the Syrian capital, Hassan Bashi walked through tunnels that used to be filled with water from a spring famous for its pure waters.

Syria's driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus

Syria's capital, Damascus, is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more than six decades.