b9AcE on Nostr: 'A record drought that has devastated crops across southern Africa, causing millions ...

'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/