Reference : V-P-IQ-E-00691
Date : 11/2008
Country/Region : IRAQ
Caption : Baghdad. People bathing in the Tigris river.
Photographer : SAAD, Omar
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions
Copyright : ICRC
Description : Extracts from 29-10-2008
ICRC TV News Footage Iraq: millions at risk from contaminated water

The two main rivers in Baghdad, the Tigris and the Euprates are heavily polluted by household waste and litter.

At 500 dinars (half a US dollar) for 10 litres, many Iraqis cannot afford to buy bottled water and have to drink untreated water from the polluted rivers, at considerable risk to their health.
Original material : digital
Resolution : 3504x2336
Orientation : landscape
Colour/B&W : colour

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