Video| When the Road to School Runs Through Mud

Students in the village of Darreh Kouleh, in the Sanandaj region, have been forced to cross muddy, sludge-covered paths every day to get to school since the Zhaveh Dam began filling this spring. Residents say the problem persists despite promises to build a bridge before the dam was filled.

The students of Derekole village of Sanandaj county, after the dewatering of the Javeh dam this spring, have to cross muddy and muddy paths every day to go to school, a problem that residents say continues despite the promise of building a bridge before the dam dewatered.