EDİRNE Severe drought and high temperatures in recent months have sharply reduced water levels in the Meriç and Tunca rivers in the northwestern province of Edirne . Insufficient rainfall, increased evaporation due to extreme heat and heavy use of river water for irrigation caused parts of the rivers to run dry. In some sections of the Tunca, the riverbed has split into sand islets, while stagnant stretches have become overgrown with reeds and dense vegetation. According to the latest