UN says roughly 45 million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship
File photo shows residents queue to get water during water distribution by a humanitarian organisation in the Bezuidenhoutville informal settlement, Adelaide, South Africa on November 26, 2019.
The agency warned that it had secured only $205 million of the $489 million it requires, saying families across the region were already skipping meals, taking children out of school, selling off precious assets and falling into debt to stave off agricultural losses. "If we don't receive the necessary funding, we'll have no choice but to assist fewer of those most in need, and with less," Castro said.
Wildlife has also suffered, with over 200 elephants having starved to death in Zimbabwe in just three months last year. Zambia was long known as the region's breadbasket but a recurring drought has cut water reserves at the hydroelectric dam of Kariba, the main source of energy of Zambia.Meanwhile, experts have forecast more hot and dry weather in the coming months, auguring another poor harvest.
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