Tag: #Mekong
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Mekong levels at lowest on record
Loei, Thailand, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): The once-mighty Mekong river has been reduced to a thin, grubby neck of water in stretches of northern Thailand — record lows blamed on drought and a recently completed dam far upstream. The $4.47 billion Thai-owned Xayaburi hydro-electric power plant went into operation this week in Laos after years of…