"..the Iraqi government and a number of UN agencies launched a $47 million initiative to remove dykes and canals built by the regime of former President Saddam Hussein so that water can flow back into marshland areas. "Read more.
IRIN (March 10):
"Dozens of Nassiriyah marshland families have had to move out of the area because they cannot find enough water and fodder for their buffalos and cattle, he said, adding that accurate figures on the number of displaced would be available “in a few days”.
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