Dry wells and shrinking water holes as drought grips Sri Lanka
Prolonged drought in central Sri Lanka is leaving wells dry, hurting farmers’ livelihoods and pushing wildlife to crowd shrinking water holes.
A prolonged drought is affecting central Sri Lanka, causing wells to dry up and water holes to shrink. This is impacting farmers' livelihoods and forcing wildlife to congregate around the remaining water sources. The drought has hit farmers like Samantha Pushpakumara, who had returned to his village in north-central Sri Lanka after the civil war ended, hoping to build a stable life through farming.
The drought is leaving farmers without a reliable source of water for their crops. According to Euronews, the situation is also affecting wildlife, which is being pushed to gather around shrinking water holes.
The drought has added to the challenges faced by farmers in Sri Lanka, particularly those who had been displaced by the civil war and were looking to rebuild their lives through agriculture.
Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, Winnipeg Free Press — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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