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Severe early drought affects people, animals and crops alike throughout Balkan region

Severe early drought affects people, animals and crops alike throughout Balkan region

Yahoo20-07-2025
A severe drought this summer has left over a thousand cows and horses without water on a mountain in southeast Serbia, forcing the authorities to bring up emergency supplies. In neighboring Bosnia, meteorologists have said that June this year could end up being the driest in recent history, causing huge damage in agriculture.
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