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Why did Anguilla experience famine during the early 1890s?

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Anguilla

During the early 1890s, Anguilla experienced a severe famine primarily due to prolonged droughts that devastated the island. These environmental conditions were particularly challenging for the island, which already faced agricultural limitations due to its thin soil and historically inadequate rainfall.12