Our thirsty hungry world
Our thirsty hungry world
Millions of people are suffering hardship and hunger because of drought. In some places no rain has fallen for years for five years in parts of Africa.Here, an emaciated cowsole survivor of the herd on a small farm in Bechuanaland lies on the cracked mud of a bone-dry reservoir, unable to slake its thirst. With international help, stricken countries can take steps to ensure that future droughts do not inevitably become major disasters.