Global lens: Herders left high and dry

China Daily Global | Updated: 2023-09-08 10:32
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Mustafa Ahmed, 13, stands in front of his family's buffalo herd, in the Al-Mishkhab district on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq, on June 23. ALAA AL-MARJANI/REUTERS

Ahmed's father, Ahmed Abdul Hussein, 35, said the dire water shortage in their home in Al-Mishkhab district is forcing him to sell their animals one by one, a heartbreaking move for his son.

They recently lost a 2-month-old calf. "It hurts that one of them died... I really love them", the boy said. "Now we have nine left."

Last year they had 20.

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