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Added on the 23/10/2015 17:20:15 - Copyright : Reuters EN
A huge water main break in Scranton, Pennsylvania turns a residential intersection into an icy winter wonderland as frigid temperatures freeze the spewing water, covering everything nearby in ice. Mana Rabiee reports.
A water main break in Hoboken, New Jersey turns roads into small rivers, flooding several streets and prompting a water boiling advisory for residents. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Several hundred environmental activists enter a chemical plant in Pierre-Benite, Lyon, to protest against pollution. The action was organised by Extinction Rebelloion and Youth for Climate and saw protesters cutting through boundary fences, smash security equipment and unfurl a large banner from the site's roof reading "poison". IMAGES
Aerial images of the reservoir behind Paso Severino in Uruguay. This reservoir, which normally supplies fresh water to 60 percent of the country's population, is experiencing the largest drop in water levels ever recorded. According to authorities, water levels could be completely depleted in July if it does not rain. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres declares the UN 2023 Water Conference open in New York, the first major conference on water resources in nearly half a century. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).