A prolonged drought in the vast Central African country followed by the heaviest rainy season in more than 30 years this year, has left large areas, including parts of the capital N’Djamena, navigable only by boat.
Thousands have fled their homes while agricultural land and pastures are submerged, leaving pastoralists with little pasture. Their plight is reflected in parts of East and West Africa this year as heavy rains wreak havoc.
In recent years, heavy rainfall, land degradation and poor urban planning have led to more frequent flood disasters in the region, whose countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change, according to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative index.
Nomads depend on milk for their livelihood with nearly 5 million in the country of 16.4 million facing acute hunger.