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People queue with plastic jerrycans at a water filling point in Gaza City as war rages on. The impoverished Palestinian territory, under a crippling Israeli-led blockade for years and besieged since war erupted on October 7, suffers severe shortages of food, water and fuel, and medical supplies are scarce. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Rio Monte, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- The water levels at the Russian River are at historic lows amid a drought in Northern California. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: THE RUSSIAN RIVER IN RIO MONTE, CALIFORNIA, US.
Mumbai, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- Huge crowds of migrant workers gathered at Mumbai's railway station on Wednesday in hope of boarding a train home.Millions of suddenly jobless migrant workers are moving back to their village after India eased coronavirus lockdown. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: MIGRANTS FROM DHARAVI GOING TO LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS RAILWAY STATION TO BOARD A TRAIN FOR THEIR VILLAGE, IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
India's government says 330 million people are affected by drought, as a heat wave moves across the country with diminishing water sources. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Celebrants take part in an annual water festival in Bangkok as much of the rest of the country suffers from drought. Julie Noce reports.