Drought is Causing Increased Child Hunger in Zimbabwe

Child hunger and deaths are rising in Zimbabwe due to the worst drought in two decades, with thousands facing starvation by the end of the year without additional aid, an international charity said recently.

Southern Africa has been hard hit over the past year by drought exacerbated by El Niño, a warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, which has wilted crops, slowed economic growth and driven food prices higher.

"This is an emergency," Save the Children UK's interim chief executive Tanya Steele said in a statement, after visiting Binga, on Zimbabwe's western border with Zambia.

"Some children are already dying of complications from malnutrition."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-drought-children-idUSKCN10103C

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