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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
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
Boulder City, Aug 21 (EFE/EPA).- The water level at Lake Mead, the largest US reservoir by volume, fell to record low on Saturday of below 1,075 feet, as the historic drought impacting the Colorado River prompts water cuts. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA NEAR BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, US.
Humanity has "broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater," the UN secretary-general says at the opening of the first major UN meeting on water resources in nearly half a century. "We are draining humanity's lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use, and evaporating it through global heating," Antonio Guterres says, describing water as "a human right." SOUNDBITE
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.
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