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A dead fish decays on the dry bed of O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. The 5,440 acre lake established to provide flood control and serve as a secondary drinking water source for San Angelo and the surrounding communities is now dry following an extended drought in the region. The San Angelo area has seen only 2.5 inches of rain this year. Photo courtesy: AFP

The remains of a decomposing cow lies in a pasture on a ranch near San Angelo, Texas. A severe drought in the region has caused shortages of grass, hay and water forcing ranchers to thin their herds or risk losing their cattle to the drought. Photo courtesy: AFP

Dead fish decay on the dry bed of O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP

Dead fish sit in some of the last remnants of mud on bed of O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP

A dead catfish decays on the dry bed of O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP

A small pool of red sludge-like water, the only water that remains of the 5,440-acre O.C. Fisher Lake, sits at the base of the dam in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP

A warning to swimmers posted along the shore of the dried O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP

The carcass of an alligator rests along the shore at the edge of a small pool of red sludge-like water at the base of the dam at O.C. Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. Photo courtesy: AFP