Pakistan
1999-2001 – Longest drought on record. The prolonged three-year drought, which covers much of South West Asia, has affected 2.2 million people and 16 million livestock in Pakistan. Reference: WMO, 2002b. The drought in central and southern Asia. World Climate News, No. 20, January 2002, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.wmo.ch/web/catalogue/New%20HTML/frame/engfil/wcn/wcn20.pdf
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