‘Hardly Any Rain’ For Kiribati Island In Nearly Two Years
A Member of Parliament for Arorae in Kiribati says the island has had almost no rain for two years.
26 Mar 2023 14:36
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Photo: RNZ Pacific/European Commission
A Member of Parliament for Arorae in Kiribati says the island has had almost no rain for two years.
The Kiribati government in June last year declared a state of disaster, after the discovery of high salinity levels in monitoring wells and very low rainfall.
Teima Onorio said the drought had been harsh to the island’s about 1000 residents, and they needed a lot of help.
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Source: RNZ Pacific
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