Hunger Skyrockets by Nearly 80 Percent in Eastern and Southern Africa Over Past Five Years Amidst Worsening Water Crisis
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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Hunger skyrockets by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over past five years amidst worsening water crisis
* Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.
* Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and 2022.
The climate crisi . . .
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Hunger skyrockets by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over past five years amidst worsening water crisis
* Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.
* Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and 2022.
The climate crisi . . .