Flooding masks Syria's 'catastrophic' water shortage caused by illegal wells | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-06-03 20:25 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, World News
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Snippet:
A prominent Syrian hydrologist has urged the new authorities to shut down hundreds of thousands of illegal wells that have caused a water “catastrophe” in the country by siphoning from its aquifers.
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