Reservoir supplying Iran capital remains largely empty despite rain

The reservoir of the Amir Kabir dam, one of the largest supplying Iran’s capital, is still largely empty despite sporadic winter rainfall following the worst drought in decades, local media reported Wednesday.Tehran has seen intermittent rain since early December after months of dry weather, partially replenishing some of the city’s reservoirs but leaving overall levels critically low.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves, which are expected to worsen with climate change.“Out of a total water storage capacity of 205 million cubic meters in the reservoir of this dam, only six million cubic meters of water are currently stored,” just three percent of capacity, the Tasnim news agency reported, referring to Amir Kabir, also known as the Karaj dam.The Tehran municipality’s newspaper, Hamsharhi, republished the report, saying it was “not possible to draw more