A woman begs on the side of a road on the outskirts of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara SEARCH "KHARA MIDWIVES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A person begs for money on a pavement in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A person begs for money on a pavement in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A person begs for money on a pavement in London, Britain, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A woman sits by a roadside with her children to beg for alms, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential election in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

A boy standing next to his mother, gestures as he begs for alms at a bus-stop, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential election in Awka, Nigeria February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Rescue members push the begs containing search and rescue (SAR) equipments as they are deployed for a SAR mission to quake-hit Turkey, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, Malaysia, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain 

An Afghan woman begs on a snowy day in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara 

An Afghan woman begs on a snowy day in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara 

An Afghan man begs on a snowy day in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A person begs on 42nd Street, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that homeless people deemed to be in psychiatric crisis can be involuntarily hospitalized, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly 

A person begs for money in Oxford Street in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A person begs for money in Oxford Street in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A Venezuelan migrant begs for money in the streets as he continue on their journey to the United States, in Managua, Nicaragua October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maynor Valenzuela 

A Venezuelan migrant woman begs for money holding a banner which reads "Friend, we are Venezuelans, support us" as she continues on their journey to the United States, in Managua, Nicaragua October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maynor Valenzuela 

Brett Cross, the uncle of Uziyah Garcia,10, who was slain during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School begs for answers as he and other families voice their concerns about school safety during a meeting of the Uvalde independent school district's board of trustees as the start of the new school year approaches following the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona 

People walk past a person begging for money on the South Bank in London, Britain, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

People walk past a person begging for money on the South Bank in London, Britain, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

A man begs for money next to an office building in Santiago, Chile July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A fishing pole of a punk begging for money, who travelled with a special nine euro ticket from Deutsche Bahn, a German national railway company, that allows the usage of local buses and trains nationwide for a month, is pictured in downtown Westerland on the German island of Sylt, Germany, June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water for only two pools now remains. A huge expanse of dried and cracked earth that was once the lake bed is littered with fish skeletons and desperate animals searching for water. Amid an historic 13-year drought, rainfall levels have slumped in this South American nation that hugs the continent's Pacific coast. Higher air temperatures have meant snow in the Andes, once a key store of meltwater for spring and summer, is not compacting, melts faster, or turns straight to vapor. The drought has hit mine output in the world's largest copper producer, stoked tensions over water use for lithium and farming, and led capital Santiago to make unprecedented plans for potential water rationing. ?We have to beg God to send us water,? said Amanda Carrasco, a 54-year-old who lives near the Penuelas reservoir and recalls line fishing in the waters for local pejerrey fish. ?I've never seen it like this. There's been less water before, but not like now.? REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A combination picture shows dead fish on the ground of the former Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. A huge expanse of dried and cracked earth that was once the lake bed is littered with fish skeletons and desperate animals searching for water. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A man begs for money as a woman sells plants next to the windows of business premises put out for rent in central Saint Petersburg, Russia May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

A man begs for money in a pedestrian underpass in Moscow, Russia May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Local farmer, Sebastian Munos, carries water containers at his house in El Monte, in Santiago, Chile April 28, 2022. Amid an historic 13-year drought, rainfall levels have slumped in this South American nation. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Segundo Aballay, 75, a rancher, who has been affected by the lack of water, leans on a dry tree at Montenegro, in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. Aballay is praying change comes soon. "If it doesn't rain this year we will be left with nothing to do," he said. "The animals are getting weaker and dying day by day." REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Horse and cow bones lie on the ground at Montenegro in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. Amid an historic 13-year drought, rainfall levels have slumped in this South American nation that hugs the continent's Pacific coast. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Segundo Aballay, 75, a rancher, who has been affected by the lack of water, sits as he gives water to his horses at Montenegro in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. Aballay is praying change comes soon. "If it doesn't rain this year we will be left with nothing to do," he said. "The animals are getting weaker and dying day by day." Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A goat skull is seen at an animal breeder's farm, that has been affected by the lack of water at Montenegro, in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. Amid an historic 13-year drought, rainfall levels have slumped in this South American nation that hugs the continent's Pacific coast. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Segundo Aballay, 75, a rancher, walks next to a water container used for his animals at Montenegro in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. "If it doesn't rain this year we will be left with nothing to do," Aballay said. "The animals are getting weaker and dying day by day." REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A goat stands next to words reading 'agua no potable' (non-potable water) at rancher Segundo Aballay's farm, who has been affected by the lack of water at Montenegro in Santiago, Chile April 21, 2022. Behind the drought, academic studies have found, is a global shift in climate patterns sharpening natural weather cycles. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A pier structure stands at the dried-up former Aculeo lagoon at Paine, in Santiago, Chile April 20, 2022. Local campsite manager Francisco Martinez recalled hundreds of people coming to the area to take out kayaks or swim in the waters. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

An aerial view shows horses at the former Aculeo lagoon at Paine in Santiago, Chile April 20, 2022. Researchers at the University of Chile predict the country will have 30 percent less water over the next 30 years. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A pier structure stands at the dried-up former Aculeo lagoon at Paine in Santiago, Chile April 20, 2022. Local campsite manager Francisco Martinez recalled hundreds of people coming to the area to take out kayaks or swim in the waters. Now rusting piers and old boats sit in the barren landscape. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A sign reading 'zona de pesca' (fishing area) hangs next to a pier structure at the former Aculeo lagoon at Paine in Santiago, Chile April 20, 2022. "Now there is no water, it is a desert here," said local campsite manager Francisco Martinez. "The animals are dying and there is nothing to do here in the lagoon any more." REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Horses rest on the site of the dried-up Aculeo lagoon at Paine in Santiago, Chile April 20, 2022. "Now there is no water, it is a desert here," said local campsite manager Francisco Martinez. "The animals are dying and there is nothing to do here in the lagoon any more." REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A general view of the former Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. A huge expanse of dried and cracked earth that was once the lake bed is littered with fish skeletons and desperate animals searching for water. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A general view of the almost-dry Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. The Penuelas reservoir was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A general view of the cracked earth of the Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. Behind the drought, academic studies have found, is a global shift in climate patterns sharpening natural weather cycles. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A general view of the almost-dry Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. "We have to beg God to send us water," said Amanda Carrasco, a 54-year-old who lives near the Penuelas reservoir and recalls line fishing in the waters for local pejerrey fish. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A view of the almost-dry Mapocho river, with the Costanera Center shopping centre in the background in Santiago, Chile April 18, 2022. The drought has led Santiago to make unprecedented plans for potential water rationing. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Cattle ranchers ride horses at Farellones, close to the Andes mountain range, in Santiago, Chile April 18, 2022. Normally, low-pressure storms from the Pacific unload precipitation over Chile in winter, recharging aquifers and packing the Andes mountains with snow. But naturally occurring warming of the sea off Chile's coast, which blocks storms from arriving, has been intensified by rising global sea temperature, according to a global study on sea temperature and rainfall deficits. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meltwater river is seen at Farellones, close to the Andes mountain range, in Santiago, Chile April 18, 2022. Ozone depletion and greenhouse gases in the Antarctic exacerbate weather patterns that draw storms away from Chile, according to a study on variables affecting Antarctic weather. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "DROUGHT PENUELAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES