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By Christophe Van Der Perre and Alkis Konstantidinis FAUX CAP, Madagascar (Reuters) - Fields, homes, wells and tombs were gradually being buried under.
With few trees left to slow the wind in southern Madagascar, sand blows continuously. It settles across fields, villages, roads and in the eyes of children waiting for food aid. Four years of dry weather and forest clearing have turned the once fertile area into a dusty red emptiness.