2 hours agoDevastating drought in Turkey: Istanbul may be without water in 45 days
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Major cities across Turkey may face water shortages in the coming months, with the alarm that Istanbul has less than 45 days of water left. Low rainfall has caused Turkey to face the worst droughts in a decade, putting 17 [...]
The few cloudfalls have caused Turkey to face the worst droughts in a decade, putting 17 million people at risk for waterlessness.
Ankara's chairman, Mansur Yavas, said the capital had only 110 days left with reservations, writes The Guardian, translates Periscopi.
Izmir and Bursa, Turkey's two major cities, also have problems.
Turkey is known worldwide as a waterless country. /Periscope
