• Watering vegetables in Taguig City, Philippines. Authorities say about 40 million Filipinos still lack access to a formal water supply while 74 million of the population have access to piped and potable water. World Water Day is observed annually on March 22, to highlight the global need for access to safe and clean water. EPA
    Watering vegetables in Taguig City, Philippines. Authorities say about 40 million Filipinos still lack access to a formal water supply while 74 million of the population have access to piped and potable water. World Water Day is observed annually on March 22, to highlight the global need for access to safe and clean water. EPA
  • Fetching water in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Middlemen exploit shortages to sell water at exorbitant prices. PA
    Fetching water in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Middlemen exploit shortages to sell water at exorbitant prices. PA
  • Drawing water from a hole in a sandy riverbed in Makueni County, Kenya. There have been fatal clashes between clans in the country who dispute each other’s access to water and pasturelands. AP
    Drawing water from a hole in a sandy riverbed in Makueni County, Kenya. There have been fatal clashes between clans in the country who dispute each other’s access to water and pasturelands. AP
  • Residents bathe in a dam of the Unda river in Klungkung, Indonesia. AP
    Residents bathe in a dam of the Unda river in Klungkung, Indonesia. AP
  • The polluted waters of the Tawi river in Jammu, India. AP
    The polluted waters of the Tawi river in Jammu, India. AP
  • A water lorry worker fills tanks at houses in the Pamplona Alta area in Lima, Peru. Residents buy water for drinking, cooking and cleaning from private suppliers. AP
    A water lorry worker fills tanks at houses in the Pamplona Alta area in Lima, Peru. Residents buy water for drinking, cooking and cleaning from private suppliers. AP
  • The dried Bheeman Lake bed on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. EPA
    The dried Bheeman Lake bed on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. EPA
  • An internally displaced Palestinian girl carrying containers on the way to fetch water, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    An internally displaced Palestinian girl carrying containers on the way to fetch water, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Workers remove waste from West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Workers remove waste from West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A communal well in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    A communal well in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • Mimoun Nadori tastes the water of the Moulouya River to check its salinity, in Nador, north of Morocco. Where the river once flowed from the mountains into the Mediterranean, it now sits stagnant, allowing seawater to creep inland and turning water from a source of life to a deadly poison. AP
    Mimoun Nadori tastes the water of the Moulouya River to check its salinity, in Nador, north of Morocco. Where the river once flowed from the mountains into the Mediterranean, it now sits stagnant, allowing seawater to creep inland and turning water from a source of life to a deadly poison. AP
  • Residents collect clean drinking water from a free distribution water tanker in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru. EPA
    Residents collect clean drinking water from a free distribution water tanker in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru. EPA
  • Fred Imfeld dumps water into a bowl for his chickens, in Corning, California. The US state is notorious for droughts and water shortages. AP
    Fred Imfeld dumps water into a bowl for his chickens, in Corning, California. The US state is notorious for droughts and water shortages. AP
  • Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. AP
    Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. AP
  • Mexico's pools of Poza de la Becerra. The 170 cactus-ringed pools contain important species of fish, snails, turtles, bacteria and unique living rock structures that offer important clues to life on Earth millions of years ago. Reuters
    Mexico's pools of Poza de la Becerra. The 170 cactus-ringed pools contain important species of fish, snails, turtles, bacteria and unique living rock structures that offer important clues to life on Earth millions of years ago. Reuters
  • A vessel cruises over the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    A vessel cruises over the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • Boats at Cardo Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
    Boats at Cardo Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
  • The polluted Dahisar River, passing through a residential district in Mumbai, India. EPA
    The polluted Dahisar River, passing through a residential district in Mumbai, India. EPA
  • A dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province. A blazing month-long heatwave has brought drought, parching the land in the region. AFP
    A dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province. A blazing month-long heatwave has brought drought, parching the land in the region. AFP

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World Water Day 2024 - in pictures

World Water Day is celebrated March 22 every year to raise awareness on water issues

The National

March 22, 2024

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Updated: March 22, 2024, 6:48 AM
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