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Tide of filth ... the dirtiest river

In the Philippines where I live I have seen badly poluted rivers and beaches, they have started cleaning up their act. But this polution of the Citarum is the worst polution what so ever.   "As global leaders...

India Invests In A Cleaner Ganges

India is planning on investing around $3 billion in cleaning the river Ganges, which flows through northern India and Bangladesh. Currently, around 50 percent of Delhi's raw sewage flows straigt into the Ganges. ...

India - Centre to pump in Rs 15,000 cr to clean Ganga

Mother Ganga. That is what  450 million Indians dependent on river Ganga (Ganges) for their life calls this 2510 km long river. Considered as a holy river and goddess who can washes away all...

Millions of Liters of Raw Sewage Into Ottawa River

A steel plate lodged into a sewage pipe has caused millions of liters of sewage to flow into the Ottawa River. 6.5 million liters of raw sewage flooded into the river before city crew were able to remove the...

Plan mapped out to sell water to U.S.

This could be good for both countries.  The US could get a dependable water supply and Canada could generate electricity and get money for the surplus money, " Quebec could raise as much as $9.5 billion a...

River Tourism, becomes popular to travel in style.

Travelling from Cardiff City Centre to Cardiff Bay, has become a popular attraction for many tourists as well as many locals.

Rising Amazon floodwaters kill 48, while 405,000 become homeless

River dwellers in the Amazon are having to keep adding new floors to their houses, as they compete with rising floodwaters that have killed 48 people so far and caused 405,000 people to become homeless. Flooding...

Its only a matter of time before the big bang!

The SS Richard Montgomery is a time-bomb waiting for a terrorist to give Britain its first real tsunami and, maybe, worse. This film shows what can happen when a government conceals something very dangerous from...

Cyclone slams Bangladesh and India, 33 dead

This is a serious stormbut the authorities aredoing all they can o help. " A cyclone slammed into parts of Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday, triggering tidal surges and flooding that forced some half a...

Mom Accused in River Drowning of Child

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon mother was arrested Saturday in the drowning of her 4 year old son after the boy and his 7 year old sister ended up in the chilly Williamette River. Residents heard screams on the...

Autopsy reveals little about river body?

"An autopsy today on badly decomposed human remains found along the Des Plaines River revealed little about who the person was and how she or he died. The Will County coroner's office said DNA testing that may...

15 drowned in Pakistan as boat capsizes in River Indus

At least 15 people reporedly drowned in Pakistan when a boat capsized in the Indus River on Tuesday. Bodies of six men and two children have been fished out while the search for the remaining is going on."MIANWALI: Fifteen people have been drowned when a boat capsized in...

Fargo's Red River level predicted to be 36 feet by Thursday

Fargo's Red River level is predicted to be 36 feet by Thursday, meaning that the level will fall to a relatively safe height and residents are hoping that the threat of flooding will be over. It is currently at just above 38 feet and the National Weather Service is saying...

Feb. 7, 09 - Flood

Location: Bacong, Dumaguete, Sibulan, & Amlan, Negros Oriental, Philippines  This is the video footage I got during the flood, 1st biggest flood ever occur in the negros oriental,  especially in...

Fargo's rising flood waters puts Manitoba Military on alert

Fargo's rising Red River broke a record today by rising to a level not seen in 112 years, and the Canadian Military in Manitoba has been put on alert to help prevent the flooding in that region. The Mayor of Fargo...

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