Before the flood: Turkey's new dam set to wash away past despite uncertain future
Villages and ancient sites will be flooded by Turkey's new Ilisu dam in 2019. In Iraq, it could also deepen a water crisis
A man helps a child walk across planks to reach a 'cafe' set in the waters of the Tigris River overlooked by Hasankeyf (AFP)
Thursday 20 December 2018
Editor’s note: Two of the biggest dam projects in the world – one in Turkey, the other in Ethiopia – are nearing completion. Both are likely to profoundly affect the lives of millions in the Middle East and bring further tensions to already severely water-stressed regions.
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