Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia's nomads'Forced to choose between their children and their livestock': Herder Abdullahi Gorane tends to his malnourished son in Gode General Hospital. Herds provide the nomadic or semi-nomadic populations of this arid and hostile region with food and income as well as their savings. "Before this catastrophic drought, we used to survive difficult times thanks to the grasses from earlier rains," the herder said. "Several prolonged droughts have occurred predominantly within the arid and semi-arid parts of the region over the past three decades." Herders trying to recover from a drought are being "hit by a second drought", said Save the Children's Mohamed.

Source: Bangkok Post May 04, 2022 05:19 UTC