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In Iraq's Summer, Residents Of Kurdistan's Arbil Ache For Water

Boys cool off with water from a mobile tanker as summer temperatures soar in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region (Credit: AFP)

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water deliveries.

"There is nothing worse than not having water," said Babir, who gave only his first name, in his modest house in Arbil's Darto suburb.

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