(250512) -- DAMASCUS, May 12, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A worker looks at a dry pumping chamber of the Ain al-Fijeh spring facility in Damascus, Syria, on May 12, 2025. Damascus is facing one of its most severe water crises in decades as the flow from the Syrian capital's main water source, the Ain al-Fijeh spring in the countryside west of the capital, dropped to its lowest level since 1958, an official said Monday. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)














