Water resources

NUHS’ Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, first to repurpose dialysis water for plants, given PUB award

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (left) presents the Singapore Watermark Award to NUHS Chief Operating Officer Ng Kian Swan at the award ceremony on Sept 25.

Over 10,000 homes remain without power in eastern Japan after Typhoon Dujuan

The storm also breached some levees at Lake Imbanuma flooding homes and rice paddies across an extensive area.

Johor govt steps up preparations to safeguard water supply ahead of super El Nino

Among the moves are activating pontoons and transfer pumps as well as cloud seeding operations.

World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

Many Central Americans are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El Nino weather pattern.

Water supply temporarily disrupted in 3 Bukit Batok blocks after underground pipe burst

A home in Block 639 Bukit Batok Central was affected, along with commercial units at the neighbouring Blocks 636 and 637.

Critically low water reserves in haze-hit Sarawak due to prolonged dry spell

At the water treatment plant in Simunjan the reservoir’s level has dropped to less than a metre after four months with hardly any rain.

Chinese rescue work in Tibet flood disaster zone still trudging along days later

Rescue workers, local officials and residents stand in silence during a memorial service to mourn the victims of the August 26 mudslide, in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China September 1, 2026. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Risk of lake bursting near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes

A drone view shows a barrier lake formed following a mudslide, in the border area between Tibet, China and Nepal on Aug 27.

Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lake threatening to burst

A man salvages his belongings from mud following devastating floods, in Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nine dams in Malaysia at warning level, one at critical level

A dam across Johor River. Johor accounts for the largest number of affected reservoirs, with six dams at warning level.

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