Heatwave Turns Already Arid Kazakh Steppe into Mass Grave for Horses

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Carcasses of horses lie on the ground outside the village of Tushchykudyk amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 27, 2021. Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan's Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food or water, threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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An emaciated horse lies by the road outside the town of Munayshi amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 28, 2021. Unusually high temperatures, in some cases the highest on record, have been reported throughout the former Soviet region of Central Asia this summer, prompting Kazakhstan to ban exports of animal feed and seek extra water from its neighbours. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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Cracked ground is pictured amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 27, 2021. In addition to rising global temperatures, Mangistau is becoming more susceptible to drought because the Caspian Sea, by which it is almost surrounded, is becoming shallower, says environmental scientist Orynbasar Togzhanov, based in provincial capital Aktau on the coast. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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Carcasses of animals lie on the ground outside the village of Tushchykudyk amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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Horses graze in the steppe outside the village of Tushikuduk amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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Camels graze in the steppe amid severe drought in Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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