Although water resources in Bavaria are becoming increasingly scarce, the government factions are cutting into central protection regulations. Beverage manufacturers would benefit - cities, communities and public utilities are appalled. From Uwe RitzerThe five-page fire letter, formulated jointly by the city council and community council, as well as the three major organizations of municipal water suppliers in Bavaria. It is addressed to all members of the state parliament. A second letter is addressed to Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU). After...
disasters UNICEF: After floods, Pakistanis lack clean drinking water Women carry belongings from their home flooded by heavy rains in Qambar Shahdadkot district of Pakistan's Sindh province. photo © Fareed Khan/AP/dpa The population struggles with infectious diseases that are triggered by the contaminated water. Another consequence is malnutrition, which affects children in particular. Around six months after the flood disaster in Pakistan, millions of people in the affected areas still have no access to clean drinking water. The aid organization...
human rights 1000 children die every day from contaminated drinking water Children stand at a waterhole in the West African country of Niger. photo © Kay Nietfeld/dpa In many countries around the world, access to clean water cannot be taken for granted. Many children are among the victims. According to the UN Children's Fund Unicef, contaminated drinking water and a lack of sanitary infrastructure endanger the lives of many adolescents worldwide. "Every day, more than 1,000 children under the age...
climate Lemke: Providing the population with drinking water is a priority Affordable, clean water from the tap at any time - actually normal in Germany. Or not? photo © Lukas Schulze/dpa Clean water from the tap at all times is usually the norm in Germany. However, the resource could become scarcer due to the climate crisis. And the water supply is not evenly distributed regionally. The federal government wants to systematically ensure that water is used as a resource. In...
Extreme drought in Spain Drinking water supply threatened: Catalonia fishes the reservoir empty The Sau reservoir in Spain had already partially run dry last year. In the background the uncovered church from the 11th century (archive picture). © Emilio Morenatti/AP/DPA Spain is currently struggling with the far-reaching effects of heat and drought. In Catalonia, the authorities are now beginning to empty a reservoir. Its level has dropped by 90 percent. Dying fish could threaten drinking water supplies. There were pictures...
A worrying situation. For eight months, the village of Coucouron in Ardèche has had no drinking water, due to drought and a severe lack of rainfall. The springs are almost dry. Not a drop, either, in the reservoir of the municipality, forced to get supplies by tank truck from neighboring villages, revealed The world. Twelve thousand liters delivered for the single day of March 2."It's the first time I've seen this," says Jacques Genest, mayor of the village for thirty...
Small adrenaline rush at midday on the site drinking water treatment From toulouse. Shortly before 1 p.m., the Haute-Garonne firefighters were called by the managers of the Veolia plant to tell them that they were faced with a chlorine leak in a closed room on this site. Installed on the heights of Pech David, it supplies the entire Pink City with drinking water, i.e. a production capacity of 150,000 m3 per day.Quickly, the members of the departmental fire and rescue...
Because one of the main drinking water pipes urgently needs to be repaired, the Oberbachern Water Association turned off the tap on Wednesday, March 8th. It is expected that there will be no drinking water in the following towns between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Oberbachern and Unterbachern, Ried, Breitenau, Pullhausen, Lohfeld, Pellheim, Assenhausen, Viehhausen and Prittlbach.The municipality of Hebertshausen, which is normally also supplied by the Oberbachern Water Association, can be supplied by the Altogruppe emergency network for the...
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Watch the video: Wholesome drinking meals - how healthy are they really?Although the drinking meals are full of important vitamins, minerals, proteins and fiber - according to doctors, our stomach is designed to digest solid food. If we eat the food in liquid form, our body starts emptying the stomach straight away. The result: important digestive processes do not take place. In addition, they would be tempted to consume them as a drink and thus more of the product and...
