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Stories, reports and updates from the communities and charities working for clean water.
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A flash flood sweeps through Nuristan, Afghanistan
In a mountain province in eastern Afghanistan, a sudden flood swept away homes, markets and the water supply for a thousand families.
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Floods and landslides kill 25 across Kashmir and north-east India
Days of heavy monsoon rain brought flash floods to Indian-administered Kashmir and landslides to Nagaland.
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Two conflicts, one killer: unsafe water in Sudan and Gaza
Cholera spread to new parts of Sudan, while in Gaza more than a million children faced uncertain access to water every day.
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Floods and landslides hit Chattogram, Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rain, high tides and broken embankments left hundreds of thousands of people in south-eastern Bangladesh stranded.
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Floods in Accra bring a cholera warning
After heavy rain flooded Ghana’s capital, health officials warned that rubbish in the water could spread cholera.
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Day of the African Child: safe water is every child’s right
This year’s Day of the African Child was dedicated to water, sanitation and hygiene for every child on the continent.
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What a “super El Niño” could mean for the world’s water
Scientists warned that El Niño was building in the Pacific, and it could be one of the strongest ever. Here’s why that matters for…
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Gaza’s water supply falls again as parts and chemicals run out
Months after the ceasefire, families in Gaza still choose every day between drinking, washing and keeping disease away.
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India’s heatwave becomes a water crisis
With temperatures reaching 48°C, India’s reservoirs fell fast, and cities sent out tankers to keep taps from running dry.
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When conflict meets scarcity: water in the Middle East
Fifteen of the world’s 20 most water-scarce countries are in the Middle East and North Africa. Wars are making a hard situation much worse.