15 provinces are experiencing dzud or near-dzud conditions. Heavy snowfalls have hit the province 16 times since the beginning of November.

2 Mar 2020 — Extreme wintry weather, known as dzud, has killed more than 55,700 livestock in the province of Khuvsgul alone since late last year, the provincial agricultural department said Monday.

“Dzud” is a Mongolian term to describe the frigid winter that comes after a dry summer and causes the death of a great number of livestock due to starvation or cold.

“A total of 55,764 livestock animals have died in 11 soums (a type of administrative district in Mongolia) of our province since late last year due to the severe wintry weather. Heavy snowfalls have hit the province 16 times since the beginning of November,” the department said in a statement.

With snowfall currently covering around 60 percent of the country, more than 80 soums in 15 provinces are experiencing dzud or near-dzud conditions, according to the country’s National Emergency Management Agency.

Animal husbandry is the backbone of the country’s national economy, with nearly 40 percent of the nomadic population depending on it for their livelihood.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/02/c_138835746.htm

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