Ethiopia: Livestock Deaths and Water Scarcity Devastate Afar's Kori Woreda As El Niño Threat Grows
The Kori Woreda region in Ethiopia is facing a severe humanitarian crisis characterized by widespread livestock deaths and water scarcity. Residents report that prolonged drought and tick infestations are devastating local livelihoods as the region prepares for potential El Niño impacts.
Why it matters
The crisis highlights the vulnerability of pastoralist communities to climate change and extreme weather events in East Africa.
Addis Abeba - A severe water and livelihood crisis is unfolding in Kori Woreda of Ethiopia's Afar Region, where residents report widespread livestock deaths, drying water sources and mounting pressure on families already struggling with prolonged drought and inadequate rainfall.
The pastoralist community in Kori and surrounding areas is bearing the brunt of the worsening crisis as Ethiopia braces for the impacts of a forecast El Ni o event .
Information shared with Addis Standard by a group of residents of Kori show that the crisis is affecting both people and livestock, with particularly severe losses reported among camels, goats and sheep. Residents also shared photographs showing dead and severely emaciated animals.
The absence of reliable water is affecting families, children, livestock, health, education, and livelihoods News subscription Residents of Kori Woreda
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