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Photos show hunger and water scarcity as drought grips northern Kenya

By The Associated Press

TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Prolonged drought has left millions of people struggling to find food and water in parts of northern Kenya, where livestock deaths have deepened the crisis for pastoral communities.

Images show residents lining up for food aid, sharing rations after distributions and children and women fetching scarce water for households and surviving animals.

The northeastern regions, including areas near the Somali border, are among the hardest hit after repeated failed rainy seasons.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Satellite images begin to show damage wrought by Iran war

By The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images are beginning to be released giving a glimpse into the toll of the Iran war, with ships ablaze in an Iranian port and destroyed buildings at American bases in the region. Information has so far been scarce about the damage being done across the Middle East, particularly when it’s inside closed military facilities, since the war started on Feb. 28. The images come from Planet Labs PBC, a San Francisco-based firm used by media outlets, including The Associated Press. Planet Labs has put a two-week delay on its imagery becoming public, citing concerns its imagery could be used by “adversarial actors.” High-resolution images also have been published by competing firms. Other providers, like the U.S. Geological Survey, have been publishing lower-resolution imagery as well that’s been useful.
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