More than 200 elephants and hundreds of zebras and gnus died in the past 10 months amid Kenya’s worst drought in decades, the east African country’s tourism minister said Friday, i24NEWS reported.

The crisis has affected nearly half of Kenya's regions and at least four million out of its 50 million people.

"The drought has caused mortality of wildlife... because of the depletion of food resources as well as water shortages," said Peninah Malonza.

Fourteen species have been affected by the drought, she added.

In addition to the dead elephants, 512 wildebeest, 381 zebras, 12 giraffes, and 51 buffalo have also succumbed to the drought between February and October of this year.