Drunk water scooter driver drowns girl in Aktau
A 19 y.o. girl died in a water scooter accident at the Nur Plaza beach in Aktau, westerner Kazakhstan on August 9.
Kyrgyzstan resumes water supply to Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan has resumed water supply from Uch-Kurgan hydro-electric powerplant to Kazakhstan in the amount of 350 cubic meters per second.
Dust storm cuts Kazakhstan's Aktau off water and electricity
A severe dust storm has left Aktau city in western Kazakhstan without water and electricity.
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.
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?
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.
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan exchange blows as latter prepares to join Customs Union
Kyrgyzstan has decreased water supplies to Kazakhstan twofold, following a three month hold up by Kazakhstan’s customs authorities of the Russian petroleum products destined for Kyrgyzstan.
Only one place to swim in Astana
Department of Consumer Protection of Astana has conluded that people can swim only in one place in the Ishim (Yesil) River.
Flood emergency declared in Atyrau Oblast
Atyrau Oblast emergency services are preparing for a massive flooding in the region due to raising of the water level in the Caspian Sea.
Japan says Chinese ships in disputed waters
Chinese ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Friday, officials said, after G7 leaders cautioned against "intimidation" in territorial disputes.
Ban condemns water cuts in Syria's Aleppo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned rebels Friday for cutting water supplies to the besieged northern Syrian city of Aleppo, calling for services to be restored immediately.
Philippine, Vietnamese join anti-China street protest
Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital on Friday, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
Kazakhstan ratifies treaty with Uzbekistan on strategic partnership
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the law ratifying the Strategic Cooperation Treaty between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
60% of China underground water polluted
Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems.
Kokpekti flood could have been prevented?
Report on the critical condition of the Kokpekti dam was filed 7 years ago.
Kazakhstan can manage without Kyrgyz electricity
Experts believe that Kyrgyzstan’s plans to cut export of electricity to Kazakhstan in 2014 would not cause a deficit in the country.
Kazakhstan Minister of Emergencies on Kokpekty flood
Sharp warming is to blame for the dam burst and flood in Kokpekty village of Karaganda Oblast.
Yachting Championship on Lake Balkhash
Yacht Racing World Championship will bring more than 60 boats to Balkhash, Kazakhstan.
South Kazakhstan fighting back floodwater
Several villages in Kyzylorda Oblast in southern Kazakhstan have been repeatedly experiencing destructive floods for over a fortnight.