Great Drought For Ethiopian Afar In Danakil Desert Editorial Image

Ethiopia, Afar region: The Afar, an ethnic group of semi-nomadic cattle farmers in the vicinity of the `village` Indoburi is threatened of an impending famine, drought and massive death of their livestock. Portrait of a woman in the searing heat and dust of the Danakil Desert. The woman wears a headscarf and colorful beaded necklaces and bracelet. She is carrying a water bag of animal skin. In the background a shy girl, child, and the typical huts of nomads, which can be broken up and moved quickly. Due to global warming and El Nino, the Afar region plagued by persistent droughts.