As a river and a sea die, Uzbekistan learns to live with less water

Termez, Uzbekistan - The Amu Darya, one of two main rivers that for millennia fed the now rapidly shrinking Aral Sea, no longer does.

Reporting by VOA along the length of the river in Uzbekistan has confirmed that every drop of water from the Amu Darya - formed by the convergence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers in the mountains between Afghanistan and Tajikistan - is now diverted for human use.

"The Amu Darya