As Crops Fail, Sumba Seeks Lifeline in Weaving, Fishing

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3 June 2020 06:49 WIB

Ndelu Ndaha, 49, a farmer, carries his net through the sea as he fishes on Puru Kambera beach in Hamba Praing, Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 25, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB

Sumbanese villagers work on a field seeding peanuts in Hamba Praing village, Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 23, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB

Julkarnaen Mansyur, 33, a fisherman from Waingapu, carries his net back to the seashore after fishing on Maudolung Beach in Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 24, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB

Maria Babang Noti, 51, hand weaves a traditional Sumba Ikat textile at Atma La Kanatang, her weaving house in Hamba Praing village, Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 23, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB

Maria Babang Noti, 51, and her husband Thomas Tay Ranjawali, 52, prepare to hand weave a traditional Sumba Ikat textile at Atma La Kanatang, their weaving house in Hamba Praing village, Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 23, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB

Ndelu Ndaha, 49, a farmer, goes fishing with his son Dimas Mbaha Konda Lura, 11, and Ndaha's friends at Puru Kambera beach, in Kanatang district, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, February 25, 2020. East Sumba, last year reportedly had 249 days in a row without rain, with some experts blaming climate change for more frequent drought-inducing weather patterns, forcing people to adapt to survive. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

3 Juni 2020 00:00 WIB