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Iranians Battle "Water Bankruptcy"
(Reuters) Sanam Mahoozi - Water levels in dams supplying nearly all of Tehran's drinking water have plunged to their lowest levels on record, just 5% of capacity. Water rationing and power cuts are forecast for the summer as rain-starved Iran wilts under a severe drought. Lakes are disappearing, farmers are struggling, and huge sinkholes have appeared in cities as water tables decline. Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health and a former deputy head of Iran's Department of Environment, said the country was experiencing "water bankruptcy." Scientists say the water shortages are mainly caused by decades of mismanagement, inefficient agricultural practices, and a growing population.