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Rivers that built a civilisation
In India, these waterways are more than just sources of sustenance-they are sacred, storied, and deeply interwoven with the cultural, economic, and spiritual fabric of the land, write BKP Sinha and Ar ...
China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant—by some ...
Sometimes rivers split into branches in unusual ways, reflecting the complexity of Earth's water system on land and how much we still must learn about it.
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown ...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to improving water security and resilience in the region by supporting inclusive, resilient, sustainable, and well-governed services delivery and resource ...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 ...
As deaths mount, some volunteers complained of being blocked by Myanmar’s military from reaching a rebel stronghold that was ...
Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck ...
FAMILIES are being ‘forced to cremate loved ones in the street’ as Mandalay crematoriums become overwhelmed by a surge in ...
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".
More than 150 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and rattled Thailand, but the extent of the casualties is still emerging as crews try to find people who are missing. Follow for ...