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Global lens: Herders left high and dry

China Daily Global | Updated: 2023-09-08 10:32

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Boys herd buffalo toward the Euphrates River in the village of Umm Khashm on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq, on July 2. ALAA AL-MARJANI/REUTERS

In the nearby district of Umm Khashm, the number of water buffalo fell from 15,000 to 9,000 over five years, said local mayor Meshtaq Sebar.

Khaled Shemal, a spokesman for Iraq's ministry of water resources, said Najaf province received about 40 percent of its usual share of water this year.

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