Un lac a dispărut complet după sute de ani / FOTO

Pentru prima dată în istoria sa de secole, lacul Sawa din sudul Irakului a secat complet.

„Acest lac era cunoscut drept perla sudului, acum este tragedia noastră”,

spune un localnic.

Hussam al-Aqouli, de 35 de ani, spune că în urmă cu numai 2 ani fiicele lui se bălăceau în apele limpezi ale lacului, însă acum vede cum pământul sterp crapă sub el.

Lacul Sawa a secat din cauza gestionării defectuoase de către investitorii locali, indiferența guvernului și a schimbărilor climatice, potrivit The Washington Post.

Este doar cea mai recentă victimă din lupta acerbă care se duce la nivelul întregii țări cu lipsa de apă, despre care experții spun că este accentuată de schimbările climatice, de precipitații reduse și de secetă îndelungată.

Lacul Sawa avea o lungime de peste 4 km și lățimea de 1 km.

This picture shows the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010016, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

This picture shows the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010009, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

This picture shows the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010008, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

This picture shows abandoned hotels and tourist facilities at the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010006, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An aerial view shows the Sawa Lake completely dry due to years of drought in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010012, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

This picture shows abandoned hotels and tourist facilities in Iraq's Sawa Lake which is completely dry due to climate change and rising temperature, in the country's southern province of al-Muthanna on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010007, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An aerial view shows a pond remaining at the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010018, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An aerial view shows a pond remaining at the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010002, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

An aerial view shows the Sawa Lake completely dry due to years of drought in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, on April 19, 2022. In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry.,Image: 686010003, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH AFP STORY, Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia