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Added on the 08/08/2022 22:50:22 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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
A review of Environmental Protection Agency records has found that lead levels in some New York water systems are over the legal limit.
Officials in Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency Monday night after a large number of residents began suffering from severe lead poisoning.
Several hundred environmental activists enter a chemical plant in Pierre-Benite, Lyon, to protest against pollution. The action was organised by Extinction Rebelloion and Youth for Climate and saw protesters cutting through boundary fences, smash security equipment and unfurl a large banner from the site's roof reading "poison". IMAGES
Water levels are rising in Vertou, with Loire-Atlantique one of four departments in western France placed on flood alert following heavy rainfall caused by Storm Louis. 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