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Added on the 22/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Aerial images of the reservoir behind Paso Severino in Uruguay. This reservoir, which normally supplies fresh water to 60 percent of the country's population, is experiencing the largest drop in water levels ever recorded. According to authorities, water levels could be completely depleted in July if it does not rain. IMAGES
Sudanese fill water in barrels mounted on donkey-pulled carts in southern Khartoum amid water shortages caused by ongoing battles between the forces of two rival Sudanese general. IMAGES
The Lebanese pound sinks to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market, as banks in the crisis-hit country resumed an open-ended strike. The Lebanese pound, officially pegged at 15,000 to the dollar, was trading at 100,000 against the greenback on Tuesday, dealers said -- a dizzying plunge from 1,507 before the economic crisis hit in 2019. IMAGES
20-year-old French swimmer Arthur Germain is preparing to cross Paris as part of his solo descent of the Seine river, from the source to its end, a 774 km course (480 miles) over 52 days to "raise public awareness of pollution in the river". IMAGES
Weeks of heavy rains, following the landfall of cyclone Eloise, means the Augrabie Falls are reaching rare levels of water flow. IMAGES
The banks of the River Seine in Paris are off limits after water levels on Wednesday morning exceed 4.30 metres. IMAGES
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