Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies amendments to Water ConventionThe lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has ratified a draft bill on Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
Toxic mine leak turns Mexico river orangeAuthorities imposed restrictions on the water supply in Mexico, after toxic substances from a nearby mine reportedly turned a river orange.
Almaty tending to its riversThere will be no water in some of the Almaty rivers for a couple of years because of the reconstruction works.
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Mudflow aftermath remedied near AlmatyThe temporary check dam at the Talgar river meant to regulate water flow into irrigation channels destroyed by July 17 mudflood is being reconstructed.
More dead pigs found in China riverAt least 170 dead pigs have been found in a Chinese river, state media reported Thursday -- the latest in a string of similar incidents that have raised fears over food safety.