# Colombia weighs economic emergency as drought leaves farmers struggling

https://mins.news/en/video/79302

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-29 20:44 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgveg79K02E

> Severe drought linked to El Niño is ravaging Colombia’s northern Sucre region, leaving farmers struggling to keep cattle alive. The cattle federation says more than 3,200 animals died there between June and late September, among about 19,000 nationwide. Rancher Juan Pablo Correa says 143 cattle died on farms he manages, while maize grown for feed also failed.