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Satellite images show N. Korea dredging rivers on a massive scale

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North Korea is carrying out large-scale sand and gravel extraction along its major rivers in 2026. Crews are deploying large dredgers and heavy equipment on a scale that is reshaping the terrain itself. I analyzed a time series of satellite imagery covering the Yalu, Daedong and Chongchon rivers. Along the Yalu, temporary roads and dredging equipment carved apart a 4.3-hectare uninhabited island north of Wihwa Island over six years. It is now fr…

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Dredging in the Amazon River is the target of action of MPF Disclosure The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) has adjudicated a public civil action with a request for a injunction to immediately suspend the dredging activities carried out by Alcoa in the bed of the Amazon River in Juruti, in the west of Pará. In the action, the body maintains that the environmental license granted by the Secretary of State for Environment and Sustainabilit…

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DailyNK broke the news on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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