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Corpus Christi's main reservoirs are at just 8.4 percent capacity, prompting city officials to warn of a possible water emergency as early as May. The crisis stems from a five-year drought, a failed desalination project, and high industrial water use. Without cuts, supplies for over 500,000 residents could run dry by early next year.

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Madiwani katika Kaunti ya Turkana wameonyesha wasiwasi juu ya ukosefu wa usawa katika jinsi serikali inavyoshughulikia ukame unaoathiri wadi zote 30 za kaunti hiyo. Wanasema zaidi ya familia 120,000 zinahitaji msaada wa dharura kutokana na uhaba mkubwa wa chakula, huku maeneo mbali yakiwa bado hayajapokea misaada kwa sababu ya changamoto za usafirishaji.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the national government's declaration of the province's drought as a national disaster. He says this enables authorities to act preventatively, reallocate funds, and use the disaster as a risk management tool. Dam levels are around the 50% mark.

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Idara ya Hali ya Hewa ya Kenya imetabiri mvua za kawaida zaidi katika maeneo ya kati na magharibi wakati wa mvua za muda mrefu, ikitoa matumaini kwa wakulima na wafugaji katika maeneo ya chakula cha nchi. Hata hivyo, wataalamu wanaonya kwamba maeneo kame zaidi kama ASALs hayatarekebishwa kikamilifu na mvua hizi pekee. Serikali imetangaza kuwa imetoa Ksh6 bilioni kwa misaada katika maeneo yaliyoathiriwa sana.