21.   Since the drought hit the State late last year, water pressure has also decreased.

22.   The drought has hit neighboring parts of Europe as well.

23.   The drought hit central and southern Mexico more recently, a rarity blamed on the El Nino shift in weather patterns, but its impact is severe.

24.   The Southwestern drought has hit all farmers hard, leaving many unable to feed their livestock and their families.

25.   These areas have been frequently hit by droughts, and hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from food shortages and malnutrition.

26.   This summer, North Korea was also hit by drought.

27.   While East Africa was soaked, eight West African countries hit by drought asked for U.N. food assistance.

28.   He expected the Australian harvest this year to be better than the crop last year which had been hit by drought.

29.   Iraq has been hit by drought over the past three years which has severely affected crops, chiefly cereals.

30.   A three-year drought has hit the whole country, reducing reserves in the Iskar dam to dangerously low levels.