Zimbabwe excavating riverbeds in a desperate attempt to get water
Due to the catastrophic drought that is affecting Southern Africa, 70 million people lack access to enough food and water. A people and their animals are gathered on a dry riverbank in the northern Zimbabwean province of Mudzi , where men are excavating the riverbed to retrieve the last few drops of water. There is pressure on the water supply in Kurima village because more people are coming down to this particular riverbed as other portions of the district's rivers and dams have dried up. There are various holes in the riverbed big enough to hold a single bucket, where women wash clothes, children bathe, and cattle drink water. Five-time mother Gracious Phiri tells the BBC that she now needs to walk farther than normal to get water. In Zimbabwe , food is scarce, and 7.7 million people live in famine . The proportion of Mudzi households who have access to reasonably priced, wholesome food has decreased by over 50% in comparison to prior years. Children have been especially h...