Tehran faces possible mass evacuation due to sever water shortages

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• Tehran's reservoirs have reached their lowest levels in decades, prompting warnings from the president about an unprecedented water crisis.
• Authorities may begin water rationing in late November or early December, but even rationing may not prevent the city from running out of water. 13s
• A mass evacuation of Tehran's approximately nine million residents could be required if the situation does not improve. 23s
• Tehran is in its sixth consecutive year of drought, with some dams at less than 10 percent capacity and power plants being forced offline. 31s
• The water crisis is linked to both climate change and government mismanagement, with several provinces experiencing a 50 to 80 percent drop in precipitation. 51s