A severe drought in northern Mexico, said to be the worst in 70 years, has left many thousands in the area without enough food and drinking water.<br /><br />The Raramuri indigenous people, living in the highlands of northern Chihuahua state, have long been battling malnutrition, and a lack of rainfall will further worsen the situation.<br /><br />Emergency aid is beginning to reach the region but fears of a humanitarian crisis still loom.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from San Ignacio, Mexico.
