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Dead Animals, Barren Fields, and Hunger - El Nino Chokes Central America
The drought has killed livestock, raised food prices 50 percent and forced families to cut meals as more than 10 million people face shortages, the United Nations says.
Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the powerful El Nino weather pattern.
Honduras declared a drought emergency on August 19. A week later, on August 26, it announced that it was expanding the red alert to 103 municipalities. In El Salvador, the Ministry of Environment issued a nationwide red alert on August 25.