#Lebanon: Developers deplete western #Baalbek’s water supply
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The Houshbay reservoir has now mostly dried up due to developers drilling private wells, robbing residents in Baalbek of fresh water. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) The Houshbay reservoir has now mostly dried up due to developers drilling private wells, robbing residents in Baalbek of fresh water. (Photo: Al-Akhbar)
For decades, periods of drought and little rainfall failed to dry out the water in the Houshbay reservoir or in the other springs located in the western Baalbek region. Only humans have managed to do this, robbing the poor of their drinking water and a free venue for recreation.
Rameh Hamieh
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