A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.
A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.

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Iraqi province suffers from drought as lake dries up - in pictures

Lake Hamrin used to supply 80% of the water to Diyala but is now mainly arid soil

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