World Observes Water Day as Planet Backwashed by Droughts
A washerman washes clothes on the banks of the river Brahmaputra on World Water Day in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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A washerman washes clothes on the banks of the river Brahmaputra on World Water Day in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
© AP Photo / Emilio MorenattiThe cracked earth of the Sau reservoir is visible north of Barcelona, Spain, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
2/15The cracked earth of the Sau reservoir is visible north of Barcelona, Spain, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)© AP Photo / Odelyn JosephA person without running water at home showers at a spring inside a cave, a day ahead of World Water Day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
3/15A person without running water at home showers at a spring inside a cave, a day ahead of World Water Day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)© AP Photo / Michael Probst
The wind pumps of Kinderdijk are pictured in Kinderdijk, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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The wind pumps of Kinderdijk are pictured in Kinderdijk, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
© AP Photo / Fareed Khan
People get drinking water from a water collecting point at a slum area, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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People get drinking water from a water collecting point at a slum area, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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People wash their clothes in a public pool of spring water in Japakeh, Indonesia's Aceh province on March 22, 2023, during World Water Day. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
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People wash their clothes in a public pool of spring water in Japakeh, Indonesia's Aceh province on March 22, 2023, during World Water Day. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
© AP Photo / Jorge Saenz
A child, who was displaced from his home by the rising waters of the Paraguay River runs past carrying a container filled with water, on the grounds of his temporary shelter, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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A child, who was displaced from his home by the rising waters of the Paraguay River runs past carrying a container filled with water, on the grounds of his temporary shelter, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
© AFP 2023 / Sajjad Hussain A man stands along the banks of river Yamuna coated with polluted foam in New Delhi on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
8/15A man stands along the banks of river Yamuna coated with polluted foam in New Delhi on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)© AP Photo / Brian IngangaA water vendor fills water containers from a tanker in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
9/15A water vendor fills water containers from a tanker in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)© AP Photo / Martin Mejia
A woman walks on a bridge over the Rimac River, a day ahead of World Water Day, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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A woman walks on a bridge over the Rimac River, a day ahead of World Water Day, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
© AP Photo / Odelyn JosephA resident, without running water at home, fills a container at a water fill station, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
11/15A resident, without running water at home, fills a container at a water fill station, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)© AP Photo / Matias Delacroix
Franklin Caceres checks a water pump used to collect water from a well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Franklin Caceres checks a water pump used to collect water from a well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
© AP Photo / Matilde Campodonico
A woman take photos of the dried lakebed at the Canelon Grande dam that provides drinking water for the capital, ahead of World Water Day, in Canelones, Uruguay, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico).
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A woman take photos of the dried lakebed at the Canelon Grande dam that provides drinking water for the capital, ahead of World Water Day, in Canelones, Uruguay, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico).
© AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti
Fishermen use a net to catch fish that would struggle to survive in the low-oxygen water in order to protect drinking water in the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Fishermen use a net to catch fish that would struggle to survive in the low-oxygen water in order to protect drinking water in the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
© AP Photo / Altaf Qadri
Women argue as they collect drinking water from a mobile water tanker on World Water Day in a residential area in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Women argue as they collect drinking water from a mobile water tanker on World Water Day in a residential area in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
