Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification
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Oszkr Nagyapti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians, stands in a hole in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Water floods an area and an artificial lake in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Trees are reflected in the water of an artificial lake in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Oszkr Nagyapti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians group, poses for a photo with an artificial lake in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)A water gauge is visible in an artificial lake in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Members of the water guardians group talk next to an artificial lake in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Hills of sandy terrain are visible in the Kiskunsag region of Hungary, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Oszkr Nagyapti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians group, holds water in his hands in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Oszkr Nagyapti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians group, fills up a wildlife water trough in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)An abandoned plow sits on parched land in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Kata Hunyadi, a farmer, feeds her sheep with a tree branch in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Dry trees stand in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)Szilrd Zerinvry member of the volunteer water guardians group walks his horse in his parched backyard in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)A stork stands behind a sprinkler on a dried-out field in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Oszkr Nagyapti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians, stands in a hole in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)