3/9/2023 0 Comments Essay on effects of drought![]() However Mental Illness, it’s not a condition that gets prioritised during a drought as physical health always comes first. Events like drought have a severe impact on the mental health of those suffering. According to a study conducted at the time by Australian psychologists, the rates of suicide and “self-harm” jumped 8 per cent after the drought and during the drought. At least 820 people have been affected and 82 have died, according to data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. ![]() In South Africa and especially Cape Town many people are suffering from the largest listeriosis break out on record. Since the drought, many people have not been able to wash their hands leading to diseases spreading such as listeriosis. ![]() ![]() The Cape Town drought resulted in the loss of 37,000 jobs and an estimated 50,000 people being pushed below the poverty line due to job losses, inflation and increases in the price of food and water, all basic things needed to live. ![]()
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