Mexico: nearly 2 million farm animals killed in worst drought, 70 years

The northern states of Mexico are suffering its worst drought since the government began keeping records of rainfall for 70 years. Crops have withered and some 1.7 million farm animals have died. The five states most affected are the north, a region that is burned under the same drought that severely affects Texas north of the border. The government is sending water tankers to 1,500 villages scattered in the arid north, and is providing food to poor farmers who have lost all their crops. The next rainy season will not arrive until June, and there is no guarantee that begin on the dates usually. Read Article
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