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Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa

About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region,...

Meals dry up as Zimbabwe’s drought bites

A bed of sand and a patch of mud is all that remains of Kapotesa dam, which once provided the water vital for crops...

Mass fish death in Mexico’s Chihuahua State blamed on severe drought

Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense...

Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid drought

Residents of the Zimbabwe village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts...

Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year

PANAMA CITY: The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to...

Drought and floods leave Chad herders without food, milk

Nomadic herder Fatime Tchari fended off a hungry calf as she tried to squeeze the last drops of milk from an emaciated cow in...

US drought withers tomatoes, pushing grocery prices higher

A lack of rain and snow in central California and restricted water supplies from the Colorado River in the southernmost part of the state...

Virat Kohli ends drought with his maiden T20 international ton

Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with his maiden T20 ton for India as his side piled up 212-2 against...

Europe’s drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fall

Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures -...

US cuts water allowance for some states, Mexico as drought bites

Some US states and Mexico must cut their water usage to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a...

Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists

Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of...

Source of Britain’s River Thames driest ever as drought nears

The source of the River Thames has dried up further downstream than ever before, as England looks set to enter a drought that some...

Portugal faces severe drought after hottest May since 1931

LISBON: Portugal has recorded its hottest May since 1931, with severe drought now affecting most of the country, the national meteorological office said Thursday. "It...

Drought threatens starvation in Horn of Africa, U.N., agencies say

Millions of people face severe hunger in the Horn of Africa as the worst drought in more than 40 years could extend to a...

Malnourished kids crowd hospital as Ethiopia hit by worst drought in 40 years

Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia's Gode city as the worst drought in 40 years has...

Two million children at risk of starvation in Horn of Africa – U.N. aid chief

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to death as the Horn...

Somalia’s worst drought in four decades means millions need aid

It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed. Wrapped in a...

WATCH: Ghost village emerges in Spain as drought empties dam

A ghost village that has emerged as drought has nearly emptied a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border is drawing crowds of tourists with its...

Two more children die of malnutrition in Tharparkar

MITHI: At least two more children died on Sunday at the Civil Hospital Mithi, Tharparkar due to malnutrition and other diseases, citing sources, ARY...

Drought may force Brazil to ration power

BRASILIA: Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazil, contradicting other officials who have...
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