Description
Added on the 22/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Boulder City, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- The water level at Lake Mead is at a record low level, 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.
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.
The amount of heavily polluted water the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally spilled into the Animas River in Colorado while working on a waste-treatment project has now reached three million gallons.On August 5, EPA workers were at the abandoned Gold King mine to treat polluted water when they accidentally released a plug holding back the water, which then began to flow into the Animas River.
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
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).