Tehran, YJC. Local and international entities have warned Iran and Afghanistan against the catastrophic drought at Hamoun Lake.
The
Director General of Sistan Environment Organization says that a soft earthquake
is running in Sistan.
"The
drought in Hamoun and its aftermaths which has destroyed the floral and faunal habitats
has now targeted human communities,” said Khosro Afsari in interview with Mehr.
He maintained
"Sistan’s current state has nothing short of an earthquake or a human
catastrophe. It is a pity that international organizations and even the
neighbor country are so careless about it.”
The
official added that beside threatening the life of living species, the drought
has brought respiratory diseases such as treatment-resistant tuberculosis.
Afsari
said "Unfortunately Afghanistan is overlooking such a catastrophe that is
threatening humans as well as the ecology. Also, as it is not a member of the
Ramsar Convention or international waters it does not recognize international
regulations or even Iran’s share of the water.”
UN
Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the I.R. of Iran Gary
Lewis who had visited the area in January had said "What I saw from the Hamoun
wetland and the state people live in are much more severe than a threat to
human security which is taking place due to water shortage in Sistan.”