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Mekong River at Sangkhom district in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Khai

Thai tourists walk along the banks of the Mekong River in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Khai in 2019. The once mighty Mekong River has been reduced to a thin, grubby neck of water across Northern Thailand – record lows blamed on a recently opened dam many kilometers upstream. (Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha, AFP)