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African drought

In the last 6 months, there have been three droughts in Africa. It is affecting families and farm owners. A cattle raiser said that the amount of cattle dieing are like flys dropping. Many families depend on their cattle earnings to make a living. A owner said he used to own more than 100 head of cattle. Now it's fewer than 30. He says he depends on his cattle for his livelihood. He says he doesn't know what he'll do if the long-awaited rains don't come and his stock continues to dwindle. Many agree, "The animals are our life," one owner says. "If they die, then we die." Africa needs large amounts of rain for the animals and people to survive.

posted by Anonymous @ 3/19/2006 01:37:00 PM