Farmers struggle as scorching heatwave hits crops


Feeling the heat: Velasco walking past drought-stricken crops at a farm in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. — AFP

Filipino farmer Daniel Velasco pumps water from a well in a desperate attempt to save his wilting vegetables, as a scorching heatwave and the worst drought in years hit crops.

It has hardly rained on Velasco’s plot of gourds and tomatoes since November, as the El Nino weather phenomenon brings drier conditions and baking temperatures.

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