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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-HEAVY RAIN (CN)

(240519) -- NANNING, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A sanitary worker cleans up sewerage facilities on a street in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 19, 2024. Heavy rain hit Nanning on Saturday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-HEAVY RAIN (CN)

(240519) -- NANNING, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sanitary workers clean up sewerage facilities on a street in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 19, 2024. Heavy rain hit Nanning on Saturday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian child carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian child carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian girl carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members clean up sewerage facilities in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Türkiye's Istanbul calls on citizens to save water amid drought

STORY: Türkiye's Istanbul calls on citizens to save water amid drought DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor 3. various of Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) 4. various of the dams in Istanbul STORYLINE: Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of the largest Turkish city Istanbul, Wednesday called on residents to save water amid the current drought and subsequent water shortage. Warning in a statement that Istanbul's dam filling rate falls to merely 33.37 percent and the decline is continuing, Imamoglu urged the city's nearly 16 million residents to save "every precious water drop flowing from the tap." The filling rate of 10 dams supplying water to Istanbul stood at 61.87 percent in August last year, almost doubling the current rate, according to official data from the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI). The ISKI has recommended a list of wat

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First China-funded large-scale modern sewage treatment plant inaugurated in Bangladesh

STORY: First China-funded large-scale modern sewage treatment plant inaugurated in Bangladesh DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the inauguration ceremony of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant project held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center, also known as the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. various of the inauguration ceremony 3. various of Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen speaking at the inauguration ceremony 4. various of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan speaking 5. various of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receiving gifts and inaugurating the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant project 6. various of Bangladeshi Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam speaking STORYLINE: The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant in Bangladesh, which

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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

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China-financed project improves water supply in Zambian capital

STORY: China-financed project improves water supply in Zambian capital DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Nyanja): BEAUTY NAKALUMBI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Nyanja): ANNA MWAPE, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NSHAMBA MUZUNGU, Public Relations Manager, Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company 5. various of local people STORYLINE: A water supply project co-financed by China and Zambia has helped improve water supply and sanitation to about 500,000 people in Lusaka, the Zambian capital. The first phase of the 150 million-U.S.-dollar Kafue Bulk Water Supply project was commissioned in July last year. The commissioning of the project has added an additional 50 million liters of water per day. SOUNDBITE 1 (Nyanja): BEAUTY NAKALUMBI, Local resident "We are happy that the situation has now improved. We now have water 24 hours, unlike in the past." SOUNDBITE 2 (Nyanja): ANNA MWAPE, Local resident "We want to

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINA-FINANCED PROJECT-WATER SUPPLY-IMPROVEMENT

(230113) -- LUSAKA, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nshamba Muzungu, the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company Public Relations Manager, is interviewed with Xinhua in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan. 10, 2023. The Kafue Bulk Water Supply project, the project co-financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and the Zambian government, has helped improve water supply and sanitation to about 500,000 people in the Zambian capital. (Xinhua/Martin Mbangweta) TO GO WITH Feature: China-financed project improves water supply in Zambian capital

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2022 shows the China-funded Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant project can provide modern sewerage service to about five million people in Dhaka. (Xinhua)

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Japan, Kenya architects promote 'sewerage-free' homes

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Kenyan architects Izumi Sakata (R) and Dick O'Lango talk on the roof of a dwelling unit under construction requiring no sewage disposal facilities on Oct. 7, 2014, in the Katani district of Nairobi. The two are promoting a "Rainbow Project" to build homes turning sewage into compost and using rainwater for drinking in areas without sufficient infrastructure. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Japan helps Indonesia reduce flood damage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Norio Mitsuya (L) and Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo inspect a sewerage facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 27, 2014, that was renovated with Japan's financial assistance.

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Old sewage pipes being renewed without digging up roads

TOKYO, Japan - Workers attach zonal polyvinyl chloride resin to the inner wall of an old pipe in Tokyo's Taito Ward. (Photo courtesy of the Tokyo metropolitan government's Sewerage Bureau).

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China-funded green sewage treatment plant boon for millions in Dhaka

STORY: China-funded green sewage treatment plant boon for millions in Dhaka DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant Logo, Dhaka WASA Logo 2. various of Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant 3. SOUNDBITE (English): TAZUL ISLAM, Bangladeshi Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives STORYLINE: Millions of dwellers in Aftab Nagar area on the eastern side of the Bangladeshi capital have been benefiting from a China-funded green sewage treatment plant since its operation in April. The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant project, the largest in South Asia, provides modern sewerage service to about five million people in Dhaka. On Sunday, Bangladeshi Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Tazul Islam and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming inspected the project. It took HydroChina Corporation, the contractor, less than four years to complete the project.

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Afghan capital city to launch 181 development projects

STORY: Afghan capital Kabul launches 181 development projects DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Kabul STORYLINE: The Afghan capital has launched and implemented 181 development projects throughout the current year in Kabul, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Thursday. The projects at a cost of 4.8 billion afghanis (about 53 million U.S. dollars) would cover all parts of Kabul to make the city clean and prosperous, Bakhtar quoted Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Balouch as saying. Without providing details on the nature and types of projects, Balouch has urged Kabul residents to help the municipality implement all the projects as per schedule on time. According to the mayor, the projects would provide thousands of job opportunities. Afghanistan's capital Kabul with a population of nearly 6 million has been facing a variety of problems ranging from a shortage of drinking water, energy, sewerage, poor trans

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers are about to dredge the sewerage system of the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers dredge the sewerage system of the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers discuss the plan to dredge the sewerage system of the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers wait for a train to pass the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers are on a task to drege the sewerage system of the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-SHANXI-RAILWAY WORKERS (CN)

(220122) -- TAIYUAN, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bridge and tunnel workers dredge the sewerage system of the Wubao Tunnel on the railway linking Taiyuan of north China's Shanxi Province and Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2022. Workers maintain the sewerage system of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei railway to ensure the transportation safety as Spring Festival travel rush begins. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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Japanese firms eye selling sewerage technology to Russia

Japanese companies participating in a water business exhibition in Khabarovsk, shown in this photo on Feb. 11, 2015, aim to sell their technology due to the Far Eastern Russian region's aging water and sewerage systems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sewerage technology exhibited in Russia

Japanese participants in an exhibition of sewerage technology in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East promote their products and systems at their booths on Feb. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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sewer under the Rasnovka street in Prague

A sewer under the Rasnovka street is seen during a journalistic tour on August 8, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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sewer under the Rasnovka street in Prague

A sewer under the Rasnovka street is seen during a journalistic tour on August 8, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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sewer under the Rasnovka street in Prague

A sewer under the Rasnovka street is seen during a journalistic tour on August 8, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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sewer under the Rasnovka street in Prague

A sewer under the Rasnovka street is seen during a journalistic tour on August 8, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)