Sarakhs, Khorasan Prov., Jan 2, IRNA -- The water is flowing again in
the Iran-Turkmenistan Hariroud River after it had dried up 10 months
ago during the region's worst drought in 30 years, an agricultural
official said here Monday.
Abdolreza Yousefi, Sarakhs agricultural director told IRNA that
dryness of the river has caused over 129 billion rials of damage to
cattle herds and farmers.
Sarakhs originates from mountains in the neighboring Afghanistan
and flows into Iran.
Last week, water began flowing again overnight in the
1,000-kilometer (620-mile) Hirmand River which had been completely
dry for nearly a year.
Also Zayandeh-Rud river, which cuts through the historic central
city of Isfahan, also began flowing again after being dry for some
four months.
Recent rain and snowfall has helped put an end to the drought,
which is believed to have killed more than 800,000 head of livestock,
according to UN estimates.
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