The Aral Sea straddles the border of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It was once one of the world's largest lakes, but after years of being drained to irrigate crops, it ...
ZHYLTYR, Kazakhstan -- Houses and other buildings in the village of Zhyltyr, in the Aqtobe area of western Kazakhstan, are being buried in sand. Even the electric poles are losing their battles to ...
Once one of the worlds largest inland lakes, Asia's Aral Sea has evaporated into desert, dried by Soviet era irrigation plans. One village in Kazakhstan sits on the shrinking shores of the Aral Sea.
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