SYRIA-HASAKAH-DROUGHT-STRICKEN LAND

SYRIA-HASAKAH-DROUGHT-STRICKEN LAND

Xinhua
26 Sep 2025, 07:49 GMT+

(250926) -- HASAKAH, Sept. 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The dry riverbed of the Khabur River is pictured in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, Sept. 16, 2025. Once known as Syria's wheat basket, the northeastern province of Hasakah is now being hollowed out by years of drought, forcing families to abandon their farms and seek survival in cities.

TO GO WITH "Roundup: Severe drought drives Syrian farmers from country's wheat basket" (Str/Xinhua)

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