Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived'

Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived' 

Basra was once known as the Venice of the East as it has dozens of canals. But there is no romance in them now. They are clogged with sewage and rubbish - household waste, abandoned cars, broken bikes and plastic bottles and bags.

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