World Water Day 2024

A boy looks on as he swims in an area affected by floods due to the overflowing of the Batanghari River at Sungai Bungur village in Muaro Jambi, Jambi province, Indonesia, February 20, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap
A Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) officer evacuates an elderly woman from a residential area affected by floods due to heavy rains, in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, March 8, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap
Stranded motorists in a flooded street during a heavy downpour in Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap
People walk along a flooded street after participating in a protest against food scarcity at community soup kitchens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb.8, 2024. AP-Yonhap
People abandon their homes after the Acre River burst its banks in Cobija in the department of Pando, Bolivia, 26 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap
A boy jumps into the floodwaters on the national highway caused by heavy rain and the river bursting in Demak, Central Java on February 11, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
Kashmiri boatmen row a Shikara (gondola) amid strong winds in the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 19 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Jackson Family vineyards are submerged in the Russian River near Trenton Road and River Road after flooding from the latest round of storms in Sonoma County, Calif., Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. AP-Yonhap
An abandoned canoe lies on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. AP-Yonhap
An aerial view shows the Tumbira River, which has been affected by the drought of Negro River, at a Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 7, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap
A man waters a freshly planted pistachio tree, in Claira, south-western France, on February 8, 2024. The cultivation of pistachio, which requires less water, is popular in the Pyrenees-Orientales hit by drought. AFP-Yonhap
A farmer sprays insecticide on a field in Taguig city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 22 February 2024. The Philippine weather bureau said almost half of the country's 82 provinces may experience drought conditions when the impact of the El Nino phenomenon reaches its peak in the coming months. EPA-Yonhap
Bathtub rings show how low Lake Powell levels have declines, June 8, 2022, in Page, Ariz. The Upper Basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah submitted a proposal Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. AP-Yonhap
A woman walks along a path in a deserted field in Zvimba, rural Zimbabwe, on June, 26, 2021. AP-Yonhap
Women and children gather to fetch water at one of the water points within the Ladan Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Ladan, on the outskirts of Dollow, in Jubaland state, Somalia, 30 January 2024 (issued 26 February 2024). EPA-Yonhap
Afghan boys push wheelbarrows loaded with water canisters along roadside in Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, on March 3, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
A woman waits for water supply to resume at a public tap in order to fill her containers in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. AP-Yonhap
Residents collect free water from a municipal tanker amidst the ongoing water crisis in Bengaluru on March 15, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
Children carry water in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on March 17, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. AFP-Yonhap
A girl carries a water pot after filling for free from a municipal tanker amidst the ongoing water crisis in Bengaluru on March 15, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
A man fills plastic containers with water from a truck distributing free water to houses in the Iztapalapa neighbourhood, amidst tensions over water scarcity, in Mexico City, Mexico March 14, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap
A water truck worker fills a cistern with water on a hot summer day in the Nuevo Paraiso hilltop area of Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. AP-Yonhap
A woman drinks as Nepalese loan shark victims protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, 23 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Tourists enjoy the rare opportunity to walk in water as they visit Badwater Basin, the normally driest place in the US, in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California on February 19, 2024. Badwater Basin, an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, was flooded by Hurricane Hilary in August 2023 and recent rains in California. It is the lowest point in North America, at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. AFP-Yonhap
A fisherman prepares his rod on the shore of the South Atlantic Ocean in Monte Hermoso, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. AP-Yonhap
Fishermen unload their catch on a Spanish fishing boat on February 20, 2024 in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, some 180kms west of the coast of La Rochelle, western France. AFP-Yonhap
A boy plays football in the Indian Ocean waters at the Liido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia February 23, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap
Winter bathers react in the cold sea water during the Bagenkop Winter Bathing Festival on Langeland Island, Denmark on February 24, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
Revellers play in the Indian Ocean waters at the Liido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia February 23, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap
A surfer rides a wave in the Atlantic Ocean off Belmar, New Jersey, U.S., November 27, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap
People play with water during carnival celebrations in the Pinto Salinas neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. AP-Yonhap
Friends have a drink together after work in Taiarapu-Ouest, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. AP-Yonhap

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