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25 APRIL 2014 - MAE CHAN, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND: A farmer in Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai province, fertilizes his rice field by hand. Government officials have warned that Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand could face a drought this year brought on by lower than normal dry season rains. At the same time, closing dams in Yunnan province of China has caused the level of the Mekong River to drop suddenly exposing rocks and sandbars in the normally navigable Mekong River. Changes in the Mekong's levels means commercial shipping can't progress past Chiang Saen. Dozens of ships are tied up in the port area along the city's waterfront. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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25 APRIL 2014 - MAE CHAN, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND: A farmer in Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai province, fertilizes his rice field by hand. Government officials have warned that Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand could face a drought this year brought on by lower than normal dry season rains. At the same time, closing dams in Yunnan province of China has caused the level of the Mekong River to drop suddenly exposing rocks and sandbars in the normally navigable Mekong River. Changes in the Mekong's levels means commercial shipping can't progress past Chiang Saen. Dozens of ships are tied up in the port area along the city's waterfront. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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