In drought-hit India, village children climb down dangerous wells to fetch water

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As several parts of India face a severe water crisis, a video shows the extreme nature of the scarcity. In a drought-affected village, children can be seen climbing down the walls of an almost dried-up well to fetch the remaining water.

The dangerous scenes are from the village of Dindori in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The shortage, which has been called the country’s worst water crisis in a decade, is also affecting the neighbouring states of Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and the Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh. Read more…

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