this from charles stratford. >> this year he and many farmers across northern ethiopia. >> we are having to sell our cows to buy food but the cows are sick because they don't have enough to eat. the only chance we have is selling belongings to keep our families alive. >> villages say a foreign aid organization built the well in the 1990s. it broke down around six months ago and people say no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers like bellcha. over 3 quarters of the population are farmers. bellcha grows corn and wheat on his five and a half hectares of property. he provided enough food for his family and pocket around $3,000. this year he will get virtually nothing. i walked through bellllcha's maize. if you look down at this plant, look at the size of this could be. now this by now should be around about a foot long. these plants are dying. and experts say it doesn't matter how much it rains between now and the end of the season. there's nothing that can be done to save them. meteorologists are relying on a system that originates thousands of

this year he and millions came across northern ethiopia. facing a tougher struggle. >> translation: there's nothing we can do, we don't have enough crops. we have to settle the food. but because they don't have enough to eat, the only chance is to sell belongings. villages say a foreign aid organization built the well in the 1990s. no one in the village knows how to repair it. people in the village are heavily dependent on farmers. around three-quarters of the population are farmers. >> this man grows corn and wheat. this time last year, they were ready to pick his crops. they harvested them enough to provide food for the pocket. around 3,000. this year they'll get virtually nothing. >> this shows just how devastating the lack of rains had on the crop. the plants should come up my shoulder by now. if you look down at this plant, look at the size of the car. this by now should be around a foot long. these plants are dying. and experts say it doesn't matter how much it rains between now and the end of the season. there's nothing to be done to

international condemnation and street protests, further eroding >>> the united nations says a drought in northern ethiopia means 4.5 million people could need food aid. could be a problem for the economy. agricultural generates half of ethiopia's income. charles stratford has our report. >> reporter: life was difficult enough for this man and his family before the rains fell. this year, he and millions of farmers like him across northern ethiopia face a tougher struggle to survive. >> there's nothing we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for family, we are having to sell to buy food. our health is sick, we don't have enough to eat. the only chance we have is to sell our belongings. a foreign aid organization built the well. it broke down around six months ago. people say no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers like this. agriculture accounts for half the country's g.d.p., around three-quarters of the population are farmers. they grow corn and wheat on 5.5 hectares of land. this time last year, he was getting ready to pick the crops. he harvested en

. >>> the drought in northern ethiopia, means half a million will need food aid. charles stratford reports. >> facing an even tougher struggle to survive. >> translator: nothing we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for our families. we are having to sell our cows to buy food but the cows are sick because they don't have enough to eat. >> reporter: foreign aid organization built the well in the 1990s. it broke down around six months ago and people say no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers like balcher. agriculture accounts for nearly half the country's gdp, balcher grows corn and wheat. this time last year he was getting ready to pick his crops. he harvested enough for his family and pocket around $3,000. this year he will get virtually nothing. these plants should come up to my shoulder by now this time of year. and if you look down at this plant, look at the size of this coulcob. now this should be around a foot long. these plants are dying. and experts say it doesn't matter how much it rains between no

this year he and millions of farmers like him across northern ethiopia will face an even tougher struggleo survive. >> there is nothing that we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for our families. we're having to sell our cows to buy food, but the cows are sick because they don't have enough to eat. the only chance we have is selling belongings to keep our families alive. >> food organization broke the we will in the 1990s. it broke down six months ago and no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers. they account for large percentage of the gdp. this time last year he harvested enough for food for his family and pocket $3,000. this year he will get virtually nothing. >> a walk through the field of maize, these crops should be up to my shoulder. look at the size of this cobb. this by now should be around a foot long. these plants are dying. experts say that it doesn't matter how much it rains between now and the end of the season there is nothing that can be done to save them. meteorologists are blaming the drought on a weather phenom n

. >> thank you for that >>> the united nations says a drought in northern ethiopia means around 4.5 million people could need food aid. it could be a problem for the economy, as agriculture generates half of the country's income. charles stratford reports. life was difficult enough for this man and his family of nine before the failure. this year, he and millions of farmers like him across ethiopia will face a tougher struggle to survive. >> there's nothing we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for families. we are having to sell the cows, they are sick, because they don't have enough to eat. the only chance we have is selling belongings to keep the families alive. >> a foreign aid organization built the well in the 1980s, breaking down, and people saying no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers like boucher. agriculture accounts for half the country's g.d.p. arrived three-quarters of the population are farmers. boucher grows corn and wheat. this time last year, he was getting ready to pick his crops. he harvested enough to provide fo

charles stratford, al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >> still ahead, raul will have news of saturday's matches in a moment. >> saturday marked 30 years since an earthquake devastated mexico city. memorial events have been held in the mexican capital. the 8.1 magnitude quake lasted five minutes and killed thousands of people, thousands of buildings were destroyed. now it's over to raul with the sport. >> lauren, thank you very much. we're going to begin at the rugby world cup where there's been perhaps the biggest upset in the history of the competition, 34-32, poll b clash, muffled up against the biggest south african pack, third ranked team at half time, remained close in the second half with south africa edging ahead, snatched victory for japan with a corner in overtime. pall d, ireland thrashed canada, six nations champion scoring seven tries in a 50 to seven victory. all important bonus point. next match kicks off in a few minutes' time. >> i think i'm a very combative side, so building our way into the game and then successfully put a few phases together effectively to build their scorebo

. >> the united nations said that a drought in northern ethiopia means that 4.5 million people could need food aid. agriculture generates half of the country's income. >> life was difficult enough for this family of nine even before the rains failed. this year millions of farmers like him across ethiopia will face a tougher struggle to survive. >> there is nothing that we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for our families. we're having to sell our cows to buy food, but the cows are sick because they don't have enough to eat. the only chance we have is to sell our belongings to keep our family alive. >> foreign aid organization built the well in the 1990s. it broke down six months ago and people say no one in the village knows how to repair it. ethiopia is heavily dependent on farmers. agriculture can account for half of the country's gdp an. this time last year he was getting ready to pick his crops. he harvested enough to provide food for his family and pocket around $3,000. this year he will get virtually nothing. a walk through the field of maize here shows our devasta

plus: >> i am charles stratford reporting from a maternity clinic in northern ethiopia where the workf women is a development army, saving mothers and babies' lives. >>> in support, lewis hamilton misses out on a record as ferrari's sebastian betto dominates the grand prix. ♪ >>> the saudi-led coalition carried out airstrikes on several sites against the capitol sanaa. the radio and t.v. building and the ministry of trade at least 29 people were killed. earlier, houthi rebels and troops loyal to former president have standing several neighborhoods in the southwest city of taiz. seven rebels were reportedly killed. meanwhile, troops from the coalition are gathering in the marib region. several thousand forces are in the province to provide tactical support to the yemeni military fighting the rebels. for the fighting in yemen has displayed one and a half million people and 21 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. oxfam's head of programs for yemen has just returned from the war-torn country. >> i think what is really most astonishing is the level of destruction wrought, one, b