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Madagascar's tragedy
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nairiporterProlonged droughts in Madagascar have put at least 400,000 people at risk of starvation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The situation in the country is dramatic: 14,000 people in South Madagascar are on the verge of death. The island nation off the coast of Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. People in Madagascar suffer en masse from exhaustion due to prolonged starvation, children are just skin and bones.
According to the FAO, the terrible famine in the region is caused by prolonged years of drought and sandstorms that have devastated much of the fields. And this year there has been almost no rain in the country.
In the coming days, the United Nations and the government of Madagascar will formally ask for $ 155 million in financial aid to prevent an even greater catastrophe. Thousands have already left the country's rural regions and headed to the cities in search of food.
Experts estimate that unless urgent action is taken, the number of people at risk of starvation will soon reach half a million. Just for some context, Madagascar is a former French colony. The country is 1.6 times larger than Germany and has 28 million inhabitants.
According to the FAO, the terrible famine in the region is caused by prolonged years of drought and sandstorms that have devastated much of the fields. And this year there has been almost no rain in the country.
In the coming days, the United Nations and the government of Madagascar will formally ask for $ 155 million in financial aid to prevent an even greater catastrophe. Thousands have already left the country's rural regions and headed to the cities in search of food.
Experts estimate that unless urgent action is taken, the number of people at risk of starvation will soon reach half a million. Just for some context, Madagascar is a former French colony. The country is 1.6 times larger than Germany and has 28 million inhabitants.
