Parts of Western Australia declared 'water deficient' as emergency supplies trucked in

Farmers in Mallee Hill and Mount Short in the state’s south have run out of water after months of drought

Two areas of Western Australia have been declared “water deficient” and will have supplies trucked in by the state government to keep farm animals alive.

Farmers around the area of Mallee Hill in the shire of Lake Grace and Mount Short in the Ravensthorpe shire have run out of water for their stock and had been driving more than 40km to cart water back to their farms.

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