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Taps and reservoirs run dry as Moroccan drought hits farmers

Taps and reservoirs run dry as Moroccan drought hits farmers

  • The problems caused by increasingly erratic rainfall and the depletion of groundwater are growing every year in Morocco
By Reuters ·
Hit by virus and drought, rural Moroccans tighten belts for Eid

Hit by virus and drought, rural Moroccans tighten belts for Eid

By AFP ·
Brain disease kills 97 Indian children, ‘heat curfew’ imposed as severe heat rages in Bihar state

Brain disease kills 97 Indian children, ‘heat curfew’ imposed as severe heat rages in Bihar state

By AFP ·
2 million Somalis at risk of starvation, says UN official

2 million Somalis at risk of starvation, says UN official

By AP ·
Millions hungry as drought grips Somalia

Millions hungry as drought grips Somalia

By AFP ·
UN: Drought drives desperate Afghans to marry off children for money

UN: Drought drives desperate Afghans to marry off children for money

By Reuters ·
5-year drought raises questions over Israel’s water strategy

5-year drought raises questions over Israel’s water strategy

By AP ·
Afghans grapple with the worst drought in decades

Afghans grapple with the worst drought in decades

By SYED SALAHUDDIN ·
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south

Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south

By AP ·
Rivers dry and fields dust, Iranian farmers turn to protest

Rivers dry and fields dust, Iranian farmers turn to protest

By AP ·
Tow-an-iceberg plan being floated to ease Cape Town drought

Tow-an-iceberg plan being floated to ease Cape Town drought

By AFP ·
Special Dry winter threatens lives of 1 million Afghans, says UNICEF

Dry winter threatens lives of 1 million Afghans, says UNICEF

By Sayed Salahuddin ·
Water crisis spurs protests in Iran

Water crisis spurs protests in Iran

By Reuters ·

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