Environment ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says there is the dire situation in which hippos at Ikuzu near Lake Liambezi find themselves. Already, three adult hippos died last week, while another died over the weekend. In addition to the three drilled water points, the ministry is drilling a borehole on site to save the stranded hippos and other wildlife animals as well as livestock who depended on the water stream. Another hippo died a while ago, taking the death toll to five.