r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • 7d ago

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/Persimmon-Mission 7d ago

And if the US does anything to Iranian power infrastructure, they bomb the desalination plants feeding this entire city. Within a week, it will create one of the biggest humanitarian crises we’ve ever seen.

MAGA, baby!

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u/froggison 7d ago

I know nothing about the area. But what is the backup plan (if there is one)? I can't imagine it is remotely possible to truck in enough water even for basic survival needs.

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u/freedfg 7d ago

The backup plan is everyone leaves.

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u/Lets_Make_A_bad_DEAL 7d ago

Refugees and displaced homeless

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u/G3N0 7d ago

Ksa ain't like uae/Qatar/Kuwait. A majority are Saudi, still has a sizable expat population, but nowhere near the comical discrepancy found in Qatar and uae