While nations around the Mekong meet in Thailand to discuss the drying up of the river, China insists the current problems emanate from an act of nature.<br /><br />Millions of dollars worth of Chinese cargo are stranded in barges along the Mekong, due to the low water levels.<br /><br />Chinese dams along the Mekong have been blamed for disrupting the water supply, but the Chinese foreign ministry blames drought for water scarcity in the Mekong region.<br /><br />China has built, or is planning to build, eight dams along the river. The Southeast Asian countries that blame Chinese construction have eleven dams of their own.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Yunnan province in China.
