Ethiopian farmers ploughing like oxen go viral

By Ameyu Etana

Farmers in southern Ethiopia have shocked many on social media after being pictured pulling ploughs instead of their oxen.

They were photographed in Taltalle area of Borana where Tura Bobba, a resident of Bilee Dandii village, said he was one of those who volunteered to help the farmers.

"Because of the drought, we lost all of our oxen. That's why we have tried to plough with the farmers," he told the BBC.

The authorities say a drought, which UN says is the worst in 40 years, has killed hundreds of thousands of cattle in the country.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

Photo: Duba Burra