US EditionWater shortages spell trouble on Turkey's tourist coast
TURKEY'S TOURIST COAST, AUG 5 – Tourists consume two to three times more water than locals, worsening shortages as Izmir and Cesme restrict daily drinking water to six and ten hours, respectively, officials said.
- Authorities in Cesme have limited drinking water to ten hours a day, while Izmir plans a six-hour restriction starting Wednesday.
- Due to an almost complete absence of rainfall since autumn, scientists calculate 88% of Turkey's territory is at risk of desertification, with climatologists warning of sharper declines ahead.
- Ali Alyanak said villagers now draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 metres underground, as tourists consume 'two to three times' more water than locals, Alyanak fumed.
- Now the hotel is 80 percent empty and has no reservations for August, and the manager warned that use restrictions might prompt tourists to look elsewhere.
- Soon, hotel operators in Izmir say desalination could ease water pressure, despite being costly and energy-intensive, already used by some hotels in the region.
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Water shortages spell trouble on Turkiye’s tourist coast
CESME:Ali Alyanak and his neighbors in Turkiye’s tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 meters underground even as hotel pools remain full — a sign for many of the region’s dire water crisis amid prolonged drought. “Our parents used to draw water from a depth of eight to nine meters, but now we have to go down to 170 meters (560 feet),” said
Water shortages threaten Turkey’s tourist coast - Turkish Minute
Ali Alyanak and his neighbors in Turkey’s tourist hub of İzmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 meters underground even as hotel pools remain full — a sign for many of the region’s dire water crisis amid prolonged drought. “Our parents used to draw water from a depth of eight to nine meters, but now we have to go down to 170 meters [560 feet],” said Alyanak, the 39-year-old village chief in Germiyan. To cope, authorities in ne…
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