Mass cattle deaths scar country’s northeast
There was little rain to settle the red dust in Krolah. The wells dried up. The cattle died. The people fell sick. The village, 30 km over steep hills from the provincial capital of Banlung—already hit by rampant deforestation—bore the brunt of the harshest drought in a generation, which lasted for the first six months of the year. At least 200 animals ultimately died, up to 20 percent of the area’s livestock, Prum Oudon, the chief of the provincial administration, said. Mr. Mao, an area resident, estimated the total deaths to be far higher, closer to 40 percent of the district’s livestock.
