Mexico’s worst drought in living memory intensifies affecting two-thirds of the states
Extreme drought has affected millions of Mexicans, who lack adequate food.
Disaster Calendar 2012 – March 11
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- Mexico. The worst recorded drought in Mexico’s history has severely affected millions of people.
- The state of Guanajuato, a major grower of crops in the country has received little rainfall in the past 18 months.
- Up to 100,000 heads of livestock have reportedly died and million more are without food.
- More than 4 million acres of crops have been destroyed.
- “In some parts of the country this has grown to be a bigger issue than even security,” says Alejandro Aboytes, a farmer in Guanajuato and former president of a local producers group. “It is hardest for those who must rely on the rain to grow food. They cannot grow anything, so it means they don’t eat.”
- Food production has fallen by 40 percent across Mexico because of the severe drought, said the National Confederation of Peasants.
- Some half dozen small towns and communities have turned into ghost towns.
- The drought is expected to intensify.
North American Drought Map – January 31, 2012.
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