Mexico Suffers One of Worst Droughts in Decades

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Fajar Januarta

12 August 2022 14:15 WIB

Oscar Huerta, 66, walks near the carcass of cows that died due to drought in the municipality of Manuel Benavides, in Chihuahua state, Mexico August 6, 2022. Hicterio Torres Franco's animals are dying: deprived of water in one of the worst droughts Mexico has seen for 30 years. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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Carcasses of animals that died due to drought are seen in the municipality of Manuel Benavides, in Chihuahua state, Mexico, August 6, 2022. In the distance lies one of his donkeys, its carcass eyed by vultures. Some 19 cows have perished too. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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The skull of a cow that died from drought lies near the Luis L. Leon "El Granero" dam in the municipality of Aldama, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico August 3, 2022. Just 10% of Mexico's dams are now full, with many seeing levels drop below half or lower, according to official data. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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Hicterio Torres looks at the carcasses of his cows that died from the drought near the Luis L. Leon "El Granero" dam in the municipality of Aldama, in Chihuahua state, Mexico August 3, 2022. July was the second hottest month in Mexico since 1953, according to the national weather service, with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius (113 F) last month in some areas. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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Rancher Jose Loera stands near the carcass of a cow that died from the drought, in the municipality of Ojinaga, in Chihuahua state, Mexico August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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Fishermen Martin Delgado, 57, and Jesus Yanez, 57, observe the drought at the Luis L. Leon "El Granero" dam in the municipality of Aldama, in Chihuahua state, Mexico August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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