Rains bring relief to drought-stricken Iraq, experts urge action to prevent more desertification
Although the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have swelled in recent heavy rains, a dry climate is the norm in Iraq, and with Turkish and Iranian dams cutting off water flow.
Iraqi rescuers search for survivors over the site where an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river(photo credit: STRINGER/ REUTERS)ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated: