Devastating Drought Hits Paraguay

Thousands of small farmers are struggling across Paraguay as the region is hit by a drought. Some areas have seen virtually no rain in the last 5 months. The dry weather is being blamed on La Nina. The government estimates that up to 60% of the country's crop could have been lost already. With winter approaching farmers are desperate for some rain to salvage their crop. Paraguay relies heavily on the primary sector so any failure of crops will increase poverty as well as hunger.

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