I visited the area repeatedly with photographer Mauricio Lima for half a year to witness the disappearance of the valley unfold in slow motion. A resident walks across a bridge to the old town of Hasankeyf, Turkey, partially submerged by the Tigris River, Feb 20, 2020. Environmentalists and archaeologists, in Turkey and abroad, are angry and frustrated, too, at the loss of the valley and its treasures. “You see this valley, it is so impressive,” Ahunbay said, describing what it was like to round the hillside and see Hasankeyf come into view. The rising waters of the Tigris River floods the old town of Hasankeyf, Turkey, with he new town in the background, Feb 23, 2020.

Source: bd News24 July 06, 2020 09:33 UTC