Iraq Water Crisis: Residents of 2nd largest city Basra protest for weeks over polluted water

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For more, let's bring in Mazen AL Asheqer, an economist in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Thank you so much for joining us.

How is the situation there in Basra? How many locals have been affected by the water pollution?

Besides water pollution, a shortage of water has been another problem. How is the government coping with the latest crisis?