Drought kills nearly 7 mln livestock in Ethiopia: UN


ADDIS ABABA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said Monday that ongoing drought in several parts of Ethiopia have killed around 6.8 million livestock.

In its latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan report, FAO said the massive livestock losses happened in the country's Oromia, Somali and Southern regions.

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