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October 16, 2024

World Food Programme: Historic Drought Is Devastating Southern Africa
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The World Food Programme is warning millions of people in southern
Africa are facing the region's worst food crisis in decades due to a
devastating drought. Five countries - Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia
and Zimbabwe - have already declared national disasters. The World Food
Programme said Tuesday the drought could deepen into a "full-scale
humanitarian crisis."

Tomson Phiri: "A historic drought, the worst food crisis yet, has
devastated more than 27 million lives across the region. Some 21 million
children in southern Africa are malnourished. For many communities, this
is the worst food crisis in decades."



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