The drought has worsened, and the two women are now the village's only residents.

But the drought of the last two months, American Government and relief officials said, has significantly worsened the situation.

The droughts of 1920 and 1921, as well as the 1921 famine, worsened the disaster still further.

This drought, already affecting the region for 10 years, has worsened in the last years.

A severe drought in Zimbabwe has worsened the peasants' problems.

Worsening the problems this year are regional droughts, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union and half-hearted efforts to establish a market economy.

A drought in Iraq has worsened water problems.

Meanwhile the drought worsened throughout Africa, so in order to improve the dismal economy, people were forced to "volunteer" in a major effort to increase cotton production.

As the drought worsens, village officials and residents are increasingly placing their hopes on the new well.

But as the drought worsened and the election neared, these promises shriveled like autumn corn.