Water is again flowing in the Iran-Turkmenistan Harirud river after it had dried up 10 months ago during the region's worst drought in 30 years, the semi-official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, agricultural official for Sarakhs, Khorasan province Abdolreza Yusefi said that dryness of the river had caused almost US $74 million of damage to cattle herds and farmers. The 620 mile long Harirud river, which originates from mountains in neighbouring Afghanistan began flowing last week after being completely dry for nearly a year, the report said. Recent rain and snowfall has helped put an end to the drought, it added.
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