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'The grass does not grow': In Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years

A view of parched earth as a wetland is drying up, in Punta Arenas, Chile February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Joel Estay Jara

In Chile's remote south, the country's gateway to the Antarctic, the worst drought in half a century is hitting cattle ranchers and vegetable farmers, leaving the earth so dry in some areas that grass cannot grow for grazing.

The Andean copper producing nation, currently battling deadly fires in the south-central region, is locked in a more than decade-long period of drought that has created a challenge to mining, agriculuture and bees.

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