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Turkey Faces Worst Drought in a Decade; Cities Could Run Dry in 45 Days – Turkey

The ancient city of Constantinople, today known as Istanbul, could run dry by March 1 if rain does not fall.

That might be awkward for more than just Turkey: Israel’s national carrier, El Al Airlines buys all of its bottled water for its packaged meals on its flights, from Turkey.

But the country is now facing its worst drought in more than a decade.

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Turkey Faces Worst Drought in a Decade; Cities Could Run Dry in 45 Days – Turkey2021-01-15T13:55:17+01:00

Desalination plant evacuated near Kouris river – Cyprus

Disaster was averted last week after the Sovereign Base Area Police and its partners from within the Republic of Cyprus managed to divert the overflowing Kouris river away from the nearby desalination plant, potentially saving lives and averting an environmental issue.

The police were called last Wednesday by the general manager of the plant who reported the water from the overflowing Kouris Dam had caused the river to rise to three metres in some places and was on a direct collision course with the plant.

Desalination plant evacuated near Kouris river – Cyprus2020-01-18T15:23:29+01:00

Antioch gets $10 million grant to design, build desalination plant – Antioch – Turkey

Antioch’s plan to build a long-awaited brackish desalination plant got a major boost this week when the City Council officially accepted a $10 million state grant that will pay toward design and construction.

The city’s grant was one of three statewide to be awarded in March 2018 from the Department of Water Resources for desalination projects under Proposition 1, but environmental reviews and other work still need to be done to free up the money.

Proposition 1, approved in 2014, set aside […]

Antioch gets $10 million grant to design, build desalination plant – Antioch – Turkey2019-03-29T12:53:32+01:00

Most areas to have water restored Friday morning, Paphos region on Saturday (Updated) – Paphos

The protracted torrential rain may have fed the island’s reservoirs with much-needed water but even as skies cleared on Thursday, many areas islandwide have been left without water.

Cuts were imposed in Nicosia, Larnaca, Famagusta on Thursday as turbulent seas caused by recent storms affected systems at the Larnaca desalination plant, leaving the Nicosia and Larnaca water boards with limited stocks.

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Most areas to have water restored Friday morning, Paphos region on Saturday (Updated) – Paphos2019-01-18T05:27:02+01:00
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