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Paris Mayor swims in Seine again to prove its safety
Tengrinews.kz - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took another dip in the River Seine to demonstrate its safety ahead of the upcoming Paralympic Games.
28 August 2024
Kazakhstan and China working on the agreement for transboundary river water sharing
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan and China are working on a draft intergovernmental agreement on sharing the waters of transboundary river waters,
19 August 2024
Excavator plunges into river with driver inside in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - An excavator fell off a bridge into a river in Almaty Region during the night, with the driver needing rescue, according to
19 August 2024
Belgian triathlete hospitalized after Seine swim at the Olympics
Tengrinews.kz - Belgian triathlete Claire Michel was unable to continue her participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics due to hospitalization.
05 August 2024
Kazakh triathlete fell ill after swimming in the Seine at the Olympics
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan's national triathlon team leader, Ekaterina Shabalina, was unable to complete her start at the Paris Olympics due
01 August 2024
Water quality issues in Seine delay Paris Olympic triathlon
Tengrinews.kz - The triathlon competition at the Paris Olympics has been postponed after analysing the water quality of the Seine River.
30 July 2024
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