The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail
Kazem Hussain, 52, applies ointment to the hands of his niece, Zahraa Ali Hassan, 7, to treat a skin problem the family says is caused by contaminated water, in Al Bu Ruwayyshid village, Diwaniya, Iraq, November 8, 2022. Zahraa's family say that others suffer with the same skin problems and many have diarrhoea due to the water supply. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.