Again in 1994 a bad drought continued until January 1996, but worse was to come.

"But it's the worst drought that folks here have ever seen."

The immediate cause of the crisis is the country's worst drought in more than 60 years.

This was the third year of the worst drought in Louisiana's history.

The province had a bad drought in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

In 2001, millions of people suffered much with the worst drought.

Further south, Ecuador saw its worst drought in 40 years, officials said.

Two years of bad drought followed and we lost the place.

The survey terms it as the worst drought in the history of the country.

It is considered as the region's worst drought in 40 years.