Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

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Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park is experiencing severe drought, leading to restricted tourist access to preserve the area. Crocodiles and wildlife depend on daily water shipments as water levels at reservoirs continue to fall amid worsening conditions linked to El Nino.

YALA, Sri Lanka, Sept 8 - Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything else in Sri Lanka's drought-hit Yala National Park for the green tankers that come every day to pump in water.