Nomads from Mali have migrated into Northern Burkina Faso with their herds in search of pasture, but they found a wasteland which had already been stripped bare by the Burkina Faso nomads who, in turn, had already departed south in search of pasture. Note the poor condition of these animals, most of whom will die after drinking water on an empty stomach. - - Drought in Burkina Faso. Five years of subnormal rainfall has brought severe drought and tragedy to Burkina Faso, one of the six affected countries of the Sahelian Zone along the southern edge of the Sahara - a region in which there is increasing human suffering and loss of cattle. The five other affected countries of the Sahel are Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Mali and Chad. The UN Secretary-General designated FAO as the focal point for coordinating emergency relief operations mounted by the UN system. A major part of the relief has been emergency food aid provided by the UN/FAO World Food Programme. During the first eight months of 1973, WFP allocated more than 57,000 metric tonnes of food (chiefly grains) to the six countries in peril - at a total cost to WFP of some $9 million.