An estimated 2.4 million people are now in need of food aid
Driving from Victoria Falls south towards Bulawayo, the vegetation is green and everything looks normal.
But as one approaches Hwange, 100km (60 miles) from the resort town, the vegetation begins to change.
The trees are no longer green and there is little grass to be seen.
As one crosses the many bridges, there is no sign of water in the rivers below.
In a few places, thin cows are searching for the little water that remains.
While there are no signs of dead cows along the road, in Lambo village, villagers told me that some of their cows had died and they had to move them to areas were the grazing was slightly better.
Most of the fields that should have been planted are bare. The crop that was planted is distressed and stunted.
Wildlife has also not been spared.
In the Hwange National Park, the authorities have drilled boreholes to ensure a constant supply of drinking water for the animals.
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