As families in Bikita in Masvingo province battle the scorching heat and the effects of drought caused by El Nino, hunger is stalking the province, with most crops in the southern region now a complete write-off, pointing tough times ahead. The majority of the people in the district are not expecting to harvest anything as drought ravages villages in the rural areas.
The skinny cows and goats grazing in almost barren fields in Tamirepi village, is a further pointer of how severe the drought is.
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