The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote east.

The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote east.
For over three weeks, the 40-wagon train carrying some 2 million litres is the only source of water in Pali, Rajasthan.
Residents have been warned to scale down their water usage this summer, as critical shortages loom.
Kholofelo Sethebe never learned to swim. Now, as a marine biologist, she braves the open seas to swim with seals.
The Dead Sea has been dropping one metre each year, causing sinkholes and other problems for the agricultural sector.
Officials say the amount of rainfall during the southern hemisphere winter will decide whether rationing needed.
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One in four people do not have access to a safely managed water source.
US military’s decision comes after thousands were sickened by jet-fuel-contaminated water at Pearl Harbor.
Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as vital for development.
The country could suffer a 20 percent drop in water resources by 2050 with nearly one-third of irrigated land parched.
A leak at a fuel storage facility in O’ahu contaminated a well, leaving about 93,000 residents without drinking water.
Severe drought, hunger exacerbating conflict;over dwindling resources along Kenya’s border with Uganda and South Sudan.
More than 20 killed as farmers, fishermen and herders fight over access to water resources, UN refugee agency says.