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...Niger, have fallen to their lowest levels since the start of the century. Lake Chad has evaporated to one-third its normal size and has actually separated into four parts. The fishing village of Bol, once a lakeside settlement, today looks out on a vast wasteland of parched scrubgrass stretching 18 miles to the water. The lake's fish catch has been halved, creating a protein deficiency that aggravates an already short supply of grains. In northern Chad, nomads are eating boiled tree bark and roots...
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