Tag: Water shortages
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's government says it will not help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province...
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans grapple with water shortages
STORY: :: Hundreds of thousands of Cubansare experiencing water shortages:: as officials blame crumblinginfrastructure and a lack of fuel:: Havana, Cuba:: Pedro Martino,...
Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster
BLANTYRE, Malawi -- The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El Nino-linked drought that led the...
In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers
SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY, Zimbabwe (AP) — On the impoverished edges of a conservancy that protects wildlife in southeastern Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Esther Bote wakes...
Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
AGRIGENTO, Italy -- Lakes are dry and fields are scorched by heat in Sicily, but water is still gushing copiously for tourists.After an...
Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply
KENITRA, Morocco -- Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the...