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A photo taken on February 7, 2016 shows the fast drying catchment area of the Umzingwani dam in Matabeleland, Southwestern Zimbabwe .
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on February 5, 2016 declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with more than a quarter of the population facing food shortages.
/ AFP / Ziniyange Auntony (Photo credit should read ZINIYANGE AUNTONY/AFP/Getty Images)