Iran's water crisis leads to alarming ground collapse (www.dw.com)
A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns....
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A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns....
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