27/06/2023 00:53 (UTC)

Indigenous community in southern Mexico suffering from heat wave, severe drought

Zinacantán, Jun 26 (EFE).- An indigenous community in the highlands of the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas is currently trying to cope with the drying up of its water resources amid a severe drought triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change.

Droughts have recently affected 65 percent of that state comprising 124 municipalities, according to Yendi Alvarez Chacon, head of hydrometeorology at the local office of the National Water Commission (Conagua) (Camera: MITZI MAYAUEL FUENTES GÓMEZ).

SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY WHO SUFFER FROM SEVERE DROUGHT, IN ZINACANTÁN, MEXICO.

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Date: 27/06/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Disaster and accident » Drought
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 53 seconds
Reference: 7001275803
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