Izmir, Turkey
Reported 4 hours ago(Nov 12, 2025, 1:00 PM)
Tahtalı Barajı, supplying 45% of İzmir's water needs, has reached a critically low capacity of 1%. This severe water shortage constitutes a major infrastructure failure with potential public health consequences.
Extreme drought conditions have reduced the Tahtalı Dam to 1% capacity, threatening water supply for nearly half of İzmir's population. Requires immediate municipal response to prevent public health crisis.
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