Istanbul faces water shortage due to severe drought

**This is a 60-seconds sample of the video. For the full version, please contact us.**

Istanbul faces water shortage due to severe drought

STORY: Istanbul faces water shortage due to severe drought DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of the Department of Water and Wastewater Technologies of ISKI in Istanbul 3. various of dams in Istanbul STORYLINE: Türkiye's largest city of Istanbul is facing a shortage of water resources due to a severe drought that has hit the country since last year, the municipal authorities said Thursday. Water capacities of the Kazandere, Pabucdere and Alibey dams, which supply water to the country's most populous city Istanbul, have dropped drastically due to insufficient rainfall, said the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Directorate (ISKI). ISKI data showed the filling capacity of the Kazandere dam is currently at 5.77 percent, with Pabucdere at 4.22 percent and Alibey at 23.79 percent. The combined water reservoir volume of all 10 dams in Istanbul is down to 42.74 percent, from 72.01 percent in the same period last year. A

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001506824
  • Registered date
  • 2023/7/06 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
  • Media size
  • 1920 × 1080 pixel
  • Deployment size
  • 112.11(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    Direct passenger flight connects China's Guangzhou with Budapest

    STORY: Direct passenger flight connects China's Guangzhou with Budapest SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024 DATELINE: June 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Budapest Airport exterior 2. various of water salute 3. various of plane arriving at airport 4. various of the speeches and welcoming ceremony STORYLINE: The first scheduled passenger flight between Chinese city Guangzhou and the Hungarian capital Budapest, operated by China Southern Airlines, landed at Ferenc Liszt International Airport on Thursday. As a part of the Hungarian government's "Eastern Opening" policy and China's Belt and Road Initiative, the two countries continue to deepen their bilateral ties with Hungary now having more direct flights to China than any other country in Eastern Europe, according to Boglarka Illes, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. "We are very pleased that our bilateral relations, our economic and trade relations are also steadily developi

      Cote d'Ivoire, Angola to strengthen bilateral cooperation

      STORY: Cote d'Ivoire, Angola to strengthen bilateral cooperation SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024 DATELINE: June 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Cote d'Ivoire and Angola signed 14 agreements on Thursday to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The deals were signed in Abidjan during a visit to Cote d'Ivoire by Angolan President Joao Lourenco. The agreements cover cooperation in such fields as agriculture, mining and hydrocarbons, sports, water resources management, health, culture, and industry. The signing of the agreements demonstrates the mutual interest of the two nations, said Lourenco during a joint press conference with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. "We want to learn from the experience of each other and develop our economies in the interest of our people," he said. Ouattara welcomed the revitalization of bilateral relations, with the inaugural session of the joint Ivorian-Angolan cooperation co

        Türkiye's Istanbul receives nearly 7 mln foreign visitors in Jan-May

        STORY: Türkiye's Istanbul receives nearly 7 mln foreign visitors in Jan-May SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of tourists in Istanbul STORYLINE: Türkiye's Istanbul received nearly 7 million foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, setting a new record for foreign arrivals, according to data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Wednesday. The data showed that the number of foreign visitors to Istanbul increased by 10.31 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The metropolis welcomed 1.7 million foreign travelers in May alone, marking an 11.48 percent rise from last year and the highest number for the month. In May, the largest number of visitors to Istanbul came from Russia, followed by Germany, the United States, and Iran, according to the data. Meanwhile, in separate data, the ministry reported that from January to May,

          Data center in China's Hunan utilizes cold lake water for cooling

          STORY: Data center in China's Hunan utilizes cold lake water for cooling SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dongjiang Lake 2. various of the Dongjiang Lake big data center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI JIANJUN, Chairman of Hunan Cloudnest Information Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU MOPING, Deputy director of the local environmental protection bureau STORYLINE: In Zixing City, China's Hunan Province, the Dongjiang Lake big data center hosts over 36,000 servers from the country's top information platforms. To maintain optimal temperatures and prevent malfunctions, the servers are cooled using cold water from Dongjiang Lake, located a few kilometers away. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI JIANJUN, Chairman of Hunan Cloudnest Information Technology Co., Ltd. "After pumping up the lake water, we use plate heat exchangers and pipelines to bring the cold air carried by the pumped cold water to coo

            Giant pandas leave hometown for U.S.

            STORY: Giant pandas leave hometown for U.S. SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony 2. various of the pandas STORYLINE: Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. The pair will transit through Hong Kong and are scheduled to arrive in the United States on Thursday. The CCRCGP has conduct

              Thailand holds national senate election

              STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

                BYD launches 3rd EV model in Japan

                STORY: BYD launches 3rd EV model in Japan SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024/Earlier footage DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): ATSUKI TOFUKUJI, President of BYD Auto Japan 3. various of BYD SEAL STORYLINE: Chinese automaker BYD on Tuesday unveiled its third electric vehicle (EV), the SEAL, in Japan, as the company marches into the country's sedan market. The SEAL will be available in two versions, both with a battery capacity of 82.56 kWh, according to BYD Auto Japan Inc. at a press conference in Tokyo. The base model, priced at 5.28 million yen (about 33,110 U.S. dollars), offers a driving range of about 640 kilometers, while the all-wheel-drive (AWD) version went on sale at 6.05 million yen with a driving range of 575 kilometers. Deliveries are expected by the end of July for the base model and the end of August for the AWD version. Highlighting safety, sporty performance, and comfort, the newly i

                  Freight throughput at China's Horgos Port exceeds 17 mln tonnes in Jan-May

                  STORY: Freight throughput at China's Horgos Port exceeds 17 mln tonnes in Jan-May SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos highway port 2. various of a China-Europe freight train in operation 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of Horgos Haocheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The freight volume passing through the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached 17.518 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year, according to Horgos customs. A total of 3,248 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passed through Horgos Port during the period, marking a year-on-year increase of 1.9 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of Horgos Haocheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. "The business environment at Horgos Port has been improving. In the first five months of this year, our co

                    China revs up flood rescue efforts amid heavy rainfall

                    STORY: China revs up flood rescue efforts amid heavy rainfall SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit areas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG ZHOUJI, Resident, Sucun Village, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HUIYAN, Resident, Gaoliang Village, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province STORYLINE: Heavy rainfall will continue to batter a large portion of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, weather forecasters said on Tuesday. China's National Meteorological Center renewed a red alert for heavy rainfall, the most severe alert in the country's weather warning system. Floods have occurred in several rivers. Rescue and evacuation efforts are underway in multiple flood-hit areas. In low-lying rural areas of Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, a mother who had just given birth was transferred with her family to a safe place. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG

                      Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport

                      STORY: Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILCO SWEIJEN, Airline Partnerships Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU JIE, Sales director of China Southern Airlines' Europe and Amsterdam Office 4. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport STORYLINE: China's visa-free policy has boosted passenger flows from Schiphol Airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam to China, with major airlines expanding capacity to meet rising demand. The number of weekly flights to China has increased to 42 from 29 last year, Airline Partnerships Director at Schiphol Airport Wilco Sweijen told Xinhua on Tuesday. "We are now seeing a much higher demand of passengers going to China," he said, adding that Schiphol Airport has recently ramped up its security and ground handling staff to a