Syria's driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus
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Aerial view of the nearly dry Ein el-Fijeh spring in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. As the main water source for Damascus, its depletion has forced many residents in the capital and surrounding suburbs to rely on water from tanker trucks that draw from local wells.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A worker supplies water from a tank to houses in Damascus, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Visitors watch the dry main reservoir of the spring in Ein el-Fijeh, Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Ein el-Fijeh spring, the main source of water for Damascus, is almost dry and many people in the capital and its suburbs are now relying on buying water from tanker trucks that fill from wells. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Residents work on rebuilding their properties damaged during the war in Ein el-Fijeh, Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)A worker holds up a cell phone displaying a photo of the Ein el-Fijeh reservoir, now seen dry in the background, in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Ein el-Fijeh spring, the main water source for Damascus, has nearly dried up, forcing many residents in the capital and its suburbs to rely on water delivered by tanker trucks that fill from local wells. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Visitors fill bottles with water from the spring in Ein el-Fijeh, Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Ein el-Fijeh spring, the main source of water for Damascus, is almost dry and many people in the capital and its suburbs are now relying on buying water from tanker trucks that fill from wells. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)A worker stands on a dry reservoir of the Ein el-Fijeh spring, in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Ein el-Fijeh spring, the main water source for Damascus, has nearly dried up, forcing many residents in the capital and its suburbs to rely on water delivered by tanker trucks that fill from local wells. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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Aerial view of the nearly dry Ein el-Fijeh spring in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2025. As the main water source for Damascus, its depletion has forced many residents in the capital and surrounding suburbs to rely on water from tanker trucks that draw from local wells.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)