Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water

WUKRO, Ethiopia: With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in decades, the government has appealed for aid to help the 10 million people living in Africa’s second most-populous nation.

But in the town of Wukro, surrounded by the rocky, arid mountains of the northern Tigray region, the government is investing longer-term efforts to ensure a supply of fresh water that will go far beyond the immediate needs of aid.