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Himalayan herders forced from mountains

Al Jazeera · 2 years ago
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
2 years ago

Climate change is forcing nomadic herders in the Himalayas to leave the mountains, and move to towns and cities. What was once a perfect place to tend goats and yaks is now changing for the worst as glaciers melt, floods increase and diseases spread. This is the story of one herder in India.

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