A photo of giraffes that have died in a severe, long-term, and harsh, dry spell is a stark reminder of the devastating impact.
Six dead giraffes, their bodies intertwined, are shown in the images. Thet died due to a lack of growth due to the lack of water.
The giraffes were trying to get to the nearby water source, but it had dried up.
The lives of over 4,000 giraffes in the region are at risk according to The Star.
The bodies of six giraffes lie on the outskirts of Eyrib village in the Wajir County of Kenya on December 10, 2021.
Ed Ram is a photographer.
The current dry spell began in December 2020. The UN says that some parts of the country have not seen such poor rains in a long time.
According to the analysis written by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the crop reduction and water insecurity have left over two million people in Kenya unable to access food every day. As a result, 368,000 people face "emergency levels of hunger," as well as 523,000 children under the age of five in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition.
Zenab Kule, a 25-year-old pregnant woman, has been forced to feed herself and her toddlers with just maize because there are no other crops available. The family is showing signs of malnourishment.
She said that the only hope was for the rain to come.
