river systems and supports the livelihoods of some 60000000 people but in recent years the mighty mekong river has been facing do all threats from extreme climate and. the river flows through 6 countries in southeast asia but dams and upstream countries particularly china and laws are talking the flow of water and nutrients downstream for countries like thailand which is already facing one of its worst droughts on record that is cause for concern. catching fish in the mekong river isn't used to be these waters were once plentiful with large fish but falling water levels here have caused the fish to reducing both size and number. of this year's the worst water is too low and i have to fish and fish again to catch anything. thailand is currently in the midst of a severe drought which is not helping water levels here but the fishermen blame something else chinese dams like the one inch in hong restrict the water flow that can cause levels to drop by as much as 3 metres sometimes without warning. that's about it. for china the mekong river presents a valuable economic opportunity it wants to dredg

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this river represents the mekong river. what border laos and thailand. and you see the airplanes, the helicopters, you see is fascinating juxtaposition of rural life, and war. you see these little boxy buildings, which could represent either refugee camps, or the military sites, where among troops organized. you see people in a line, all walking. in the same direction. fleeing perhaps for safety. this represents, manga experiences during the secret war, and their subsequent migration out of laos into thailand. the united states worked with the meng and allow people in their fight against communist during the secret war in laos. in the 1960s. with the assistance of the cia, and the green berets, general vying pow, a manga leader and tens of thousands of meng shoulders which he commanded, were the front line the fence of wording off the communist offense until the american evacuation in 1973. the staggering cost of their sacrifice during this period, is really important to know. throughout 13 years of fierce guerrilla warfare, estimates claimed one in four

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