The current drought is the worst in the last 100 years to hit southern Africa and only half of needed resoucces marshalled so far to secure the 27 million people in the region on the brink of hunger.
“Southern Africa is experiencing a record drought in the last 100 years, which has destroyed a significant portion of the region’s crops, primarily cereals,” local radio station EWN quoted her as saying. – In many areas, farmers have harvested nothing and the next harvest won’t be until April 2025. Now comes the worst period, with famine threatening 27 million people," said Acting Regional Director for Southern Africa at the UN World Food Program Lola Castro.
Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe have declared a national disaster regime due to drought in 2024. The situation is difficult in the agricultural sector in Angola and Mozambique.
The drought, according to Castro, has destroyed 70% of the harvest in Zambia and 80% in Zimbabwe. “This has already caused food prices to rise in the region,” she said. – The situation is extremely worrying.”
WFP experts believe that 6 million people in countries in southern Africa need emergency food aid. It requires $409 million, of which half has been raised so far, Castro said.
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