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24 APRIL 2014 - CHIANG SAEN, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND: Water from the Mekong River irrigates a newly planted corn field in a flood plain on the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province. Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is facing a drought this year. The 2014 drought has been 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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24 APRIL 2014 - CHIANG SAEN, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND: Water from the Mekong River irrigates a newly planted corn field in a flood plain on the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province. Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is facing a drought this year. The 2014 drought has been 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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