Madagascar province faces food, water scarcity after ravaging drought
By DW
18 October 2022 |
3:24 pm
The region's worst drought in decades has left residents of the Toliara region in dire need of food and water. The region in the southern part of the island is bracing for difficult times due to anticipated low rainfall.
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