Most of the prominent cities in Pakistan do not have safe drinking water for citizens, according to data presented by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government at National Assembly.

20 Pakistan cities lack safe drinking water, reveals govt data

Taps in the village of Lastras de Cuellar are running dry. Residents need to fetch bottled water every week to sustain themselves. Stored water reserves have fallen below the histotical average this year in Spain.

Residents forced to buy bottled water after Spain face water shortage

A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on "opportunists and rioters".

One shot dead in Iran water shortage protests: State media

With temperatures soaring to over the normal level in Pakistan's Sindh, the province has been facing an acute shortage of water. Low levels of underground water and lack of supply from dams are being largely blamed for the parched areas.

Parched Pakistan: Opposition to hold protests against Imran Khan's govt over water shortage

With temperatures soaring to over the normal level in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, the city has been facing an acute shortage of water. Low levels of underground water and lack of supply from dams are being largely blamed for the parched city.

Pakistan: Amid rising temperatures, Rawalpindi faces acute water shortage

Water shortage has become a never-ending issue in one of Pakistan's largest cities Karachi.

Pakistan: Water crisis in Pakistan's financial Capital Karachi

Residents in a city in USA's Mississippi state are without water for weeks, said media reports from number of credible outlets. Residents of Jackson, Mississippi have been facing this situation since a winter storm lashed the area in February.

Residents in Mississippi in US without water for weeks

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Beginning this week, water will be exchanged on the Wall Street wares fates market, because of its shortage. The cost of the crucial fluid will vacillate much the same as oil, gold, or wheat, CME Group announced.

Wall Street to begin trading water for the first time due to fear of shortages

Around 3.2 billion people across the world live in agricultural areas with high or very high water shortages or scarcity, of whom 1.2 billion people live in areas with very high water constraints, according to data from a report.

More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages: Report

Imagine. Every day you have to carry 30-40 litres of water on your head and walk on rugged paths for 6-9 hours daily. Your back buckling under the heavyweight of the water.

Resolving clean water woes of rural India

While the nation fights the coronavirus, Karnataka is also fighting a battle against an incoming drought. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed his concern over the acute water shortage in few districts of North Karnataka.

BS Yediyurappa urges Maharashtra to help in the drought-like situation

World’s today fears arrival of the “Day Zero” when the water taps shall run dry and the people will have to start queueing to collect a daily quota of water. We are at extreme risk of climate change and water scarcity, which are more familiar in developing countries including India.

Water scarcity: With 'Jal Jeevan Mission', government tends to focus on behavioural change

In the small village of Bangarampettai, 20 miles from country's manufacturing capital Chennai, about 150 people last month "captured" a water tanker, breaking its windscreen and deflating its tyres before handing it over to a nearby police station.

Tamil Nadu: Villagers accuse authorities of seizing water as drought parches Chennai

The Central government is sending more than 250 civil servants to some of the driest areas of the country as part of efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to tackle water shortages.

Water crisis in India: Centre sends out 250 civil servants to driest areas 

Workers of a regional party took in India's southern Tamil Nadu state to the streets on Monday (June 24) to protest the water crisis prevailing in the parched province.

Protest, prayers in Indian state over water crisis

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party workers held protests outside the Coimbatore City Corporation Office (CCCO) here against the acute water crisis in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu: DMK workers hold protests against water crisis in Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu is reeling under acute water crisis for the past several months after Chennai's Porur Lake, which is considered one of the main sources of water, has reached its lowest level.

Water crisis deepens in Tamil Nadu, soaring temperature adds to woes

People residing in Semkhor village of Assam are facing acute water crisis even after 70 years of independence. To meet their needs, the residents of this village collect water that drips from the mountains in pits.

A battle for survival: To quench thirst, residents of this Assam village collect water dripping from mountains

Afghans are facing water shortages because of the persistent drought that has been ravaging the country this year. In many places including Kabul, the capital city, local residents have to carry containers to get water from water points several times a day.

Afghans facing worsening water shortage due to drought

Millions of people in Mexico City are set to be without water for at least four days as authorities undertake maintenance work on one of the major supply systems.

Millions in Mexico City set to go without water for days

The Narmada river traverses a total distance of 1,312 km before flowing into the Arabian Sea in Gujarat. It covers 1,077 km in Madhya Pradesh and the rest in Gujarat.

Madhya Pradesh stares at acute water shortage

A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to a drought which residents of parched areas and analysts say has been exacerbated by mismanagement

Water crisis spurs protests in Iran

This year marks the 25 years of World Water Day celebration ironically the same year in which Cape Town of South Africa became the world's first modern city to reach day zero

World Water Day: Heartbreaking facts about water scarcity

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