WFP chief says El Nino impact 'alarming' in dry Zambia

Johannesburg (AFP) May 22, 2024

The UN food agency's chief warned Wednesday that a "heartbreaking" severe dought in Zambia caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon had pushed millions to the brink of starvation. "This year they harvested nothing," said the World Food Programme's executive director Cindy McCain, after meeting farming families. The drought has obliterated crops in Zambia, the epicentre of the crisis, w