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Lebanon's dwindling rain leaves farmers struggling for water

An artificial pond is seen in an agricultural field at Harf Beit Hasna village, in Dinnieh province, north Lebanon. [AP Photo]

Farmers in a small town perched on a northern Lebanese mountain have long refused to accept defeat even as the government abandoned them to a life off the grid.

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