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A team of scientists in Belgium have developed a solar-powered machine which turns urine into drinking water and fertilizer.
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
Abs (Yemen), Sep 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Yahya Arhab).- Children from the Yemeni city of Abs, in Hajjah province, Yemen, travel long distances from their homes on donkeys every day to collect water from a well.Yemen's gas shortage has forced many children to travel long distances to collect water instead of going to school. Yemen has been struggling with water scarcity for decades, leaving a larger part of its population without access to running water. Almost 18 million people in a country with a population of 29 million, including 9.2 million children, do not have regular access to safe water, according to UNICEF.FOOTAGE OF CHILDREN USING DONKEYS TO TRANSPORT WATER.
Reservoirs near the village of Alekseevka, in Russia’s Samara Region, have mysteriously turned a vivid shade of pink.
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