13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
Climate Signals summary: Human-caused climate change due to the burning of fossil fuels is making periods of drought more severe in many parts of the world. In the Horn of Africa region, 13 million people face hunger due to the drought there.
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An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the United Nations said Tuesday.
The drought has destroyed crops and inflicted "abnormally" high livestock deaths, forcing rural families who rely on herding and farming to abandon their homes.
Water and grazing land is in short supply and forecasts of below-average rainfall in the coming months only threaten more misery, said Michael Dunford, WFP's regional director in East Africa.
"Harvests are ruined, livestock are dying, and hunger is growing as recurrent droughts affect the Horn of Africa," he said in a statement.
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