Water quality fears

in fish farms in the Euphrates River, fuelling anxieties about soaring water pollution. Local authorities used excavators to skim dead fish from the river surface near the town of Hindiyah, 80km south of Baghdad, where residents and local farmers have long complained about substandard water management. The fish were being farmed in cages for sale in domestic markets, where grilled carp is considered a national dish, called masgouf.