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ArabicMuch of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million people without enough water for their daily needs.
India's drought crisis
Photos: India's drought crisis
India was hit by the worst drought in decades in 2016. Here, gunmen stand alert at a water reservoir in Tikamgarh, India, on April 27.
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A gunman stands guard at a water reservoir in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
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A man walks on the dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in India's western Gujarat state on Friday, April 1.
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A farmer poses in his dried-up cotton field in Nalgonda, India, on Monday, April 25.
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A farmer tries to revive his unconscious cattle in the Gondiya village on Thursday, April 21.
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A woman tries to filter water with her sari as a child drinks in the Shankargarh area on April 21.
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Cattle graze in a partially dried-up pond in central India on April 27.
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A farmer stands in his field in the village of Bangaye on April 27.
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Villagers fill drinking water from a leaking roadside pipe in Nalgonda on April 25.
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A villager walks with his cattle in the dried-up Mansaita River near Allahabad on Wednesday, May 4.
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A villager filters her water through a sieve in Shahapur.
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Villagers in Shahapur throw containers into a well on May 13.
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A villager transports water on his cart on May 13.
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Children run with containers toward a well in Shahapur, India, on May 13 2016.
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![TOPSHOT - CORRECTION - Chinese military police and rescue workers are seen at the site of a landslide in in Xinmo village, Diexi town of Maoxian county, Sichuan province on June 24, 2017.
Around 100 people are feared buried after a landslide smashed through their village in southwest China's Sichuan Province early Saturday, local officials said, as they launched an emergency rescue operation. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by STR has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Maoxian] instead of [Maoxiang]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)](http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170625154111-xinmo-landslide-long-view-small-169.jpg)
![TOPSHOT - CORRECTION - Chinese military police and rescue workers are seen at the site of a landslide in in Xinmo village, Diexi town of Maoxian county, Sichuan province on June 24, 2017.
Around 100 people are feared buried after a landslide smashed through their village in southwest China's Sichuan Province early Saturday, local officials said, as they launched an emergency rescue operation. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by STR has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Maoxian] instead of [Maoxiang]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)](http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170625154111-xinmo-landslide-long-view-large-169.jpg)
