Demonstrators gather to block a road during a protest against power cuts and water shortages during the extreme heat of summer, in the village of Shafeiya on the southwestern outskirts of Diwaniyah in south-central Iraq on July 15, 2024. Decades of war have left the country's infrastructure in a pitiful state, with power cuts worsening the blistering summer when temperatures often reach 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) mostly in southern provinces. Dozens of villages in Diwaniyah have also suffered for years from water shortages because of a four-year-long drought and reduced river flows. (Photo by Hayder INDHAR / AFP) (Photo by HAYDER INDHAR/AFP via Getty Images)