Iraq’s historic marshes: Outbreak threatens community of herders
With little income, many herders see no other choice but to sell their buffaloes.
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting a community in Iraq’s historic marshes.
For years, people there have relied on the wetlands for herding water buffaloes.
But the pandemic is now threatening their livelihood.
Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports.
Published On 26 Jun 2020