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US warns of 'catastrophic' Mosul dam collapse
The United States urges governments to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions from the collapse of Iraq's Mosul dam.
10 March 2016
Irtysh River to be used for salvation of dying Aral Sea: Kazakh Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Energy suggests using the Irtysh River to save the Aral Sea, one of the worst environmental disasters located in Kazakhstan.
29 September 2015
Mudflow consequences being remedied in Almaty; danger persists
Mudflow consequences are still being remedied in Almaty that was hit by a powerful mud flow on July 23.
30 July 2015
Almaty hit by mud flows
At aroud 2.15 am morainic lake Bezymyannoye at Kargaly glacier outburst. The water volume of the lake stood at 40 000 cubic meters. The outburst caused mud flows, with part of them overtopping the dam on the Kargaly River.
23 July 2015
Londoners dream of swimming in the River Thames
Work to build an open-air pool on the River Thames in central London could start this year as more Britons dip their toes into the waters of outdoor swimming.
23 June 2015
Rise of water level in river near Kazakh capital continues
Water continues to rise in the Nura River, placing emergency services on high alert in the capital of Kazakhstan Astana.
28 April 2015
35 villages in Akmola Oblast face danger of flooding
35 villages in Akmola Oblast are under tread of flooding.
20 April 2015
Unpleasant smell in Astana to be eliminated by 2017
The unpleasant smell in Astana caused by sewage waters discharged into Taldykol Lake near the capital city will be eliminated by 2017.
21 March 2015
Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies amendments to Water Convention
The 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.
06 January 2015
New dams on Ili River to preserve water level of Balkhash: Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture
The Committee on Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan is considering construction of nonrigid dams on the Ili River to maintain the water level of Balkhash lake.
26 December 2014
Family with little children living in forest taken to crisis center in Uralsk
In Uralsk, a family with three little children was living in a forest.
25 October 2014
Man drowns while rescuing his drowning daughter in western Kazakhstan
A man has drowned while rescuing his drowning daughter in the Ural River, Atyrau Oblast, western Kazakhstan on August 20.
25 August 2014
Oil thieves cause pipeline leak, pollute Mexico river
Thieves who tapped an oil pipeline in northern Mexico caused a spill that contaminated the San Juan River, a key irrigation source for farmers.
22 August 2014
Mexico acid leak leaves orange river, toxic water
Ramona Yesenia stood waiting for water to replace the municipal supply contaminated by a chemical spill
16 August 2014
Toxic mine leak turns Mexico river orange
Authorities imposed restrictions on the water supply in Mexico, after toxic substances from a nearby mine reportedly turned a river orange.
11 August 2014
New residents of Semey: cormorants inhabit Irtysh river
An enormous flock of cormorants has occupied uninhabited islands on the Irtysh river right near the bridge in Semey, Kazakhstan.
10 August 2014
Till the well is full - flooding around Bukhtarma generates theories
Water level in Kazakhstan's Bukhtarma reservoir is rising with recreation centers and several summer cottages situated along the coastline flooded. What is the cause?
07 August 2014
Irrigation water shortage in Kyrgyzstan hits Kazakhstan
Committee for water resources of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Environment has commented on the decrease in water supply to Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan.
31 July 2014
Almaty tending to its rivers
There will be no water in some of the Almaty rivers for a couple of years because of the reconstruction works.
28 July 2014
Mudflow aftermath remedied near Almaty
The temporary check dam at the Talgar river meant to regulate water flow into irrigation channels destroyed by July 17 mudflood is being reconstructed.
19 July 2014