FILIPINO farmer Daniel Velasco pumps water from a well in a desperate attempt to save his wilting vegetables as a scorching heat wave and the worst drought in years hit crops.
It has hardly rained on Velasco's plot of gourds and tomatoes since November, as the El Niño weather phenomenon brings drier conditions and baking temperatures.
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