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'A record drought that has devastated crops across southern Africa, causing millions of people to go hungry and pushing five countries to declare a national disaster, is entering its worst stage, the UN has warned.
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"The worst period comes now," WFP's [UN's World Food Programme] acting regional director for southern Africa, Lola Castro, told AFP.
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According to some estimates, the drought is the worst to hit the region in 100 years, she said.'
https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0727/1462137-africa-drought-un/