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France activates crisis cell in the face of unprecedented drought

Published on: August 5, 2022
08:18

Paris, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth Borne, activated a crisis cell in support of national and local actions in the face of an unprecedented drought, which triggered alert levels in the 96 metropolitan departments.

French metropolitan territories under drought watch

Published on: August 2, 2022
07:57

Paris, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The 96 metropolitan departments of France are under some level of drought surveillance, following the announcement of measures to save water in four territories of the Paris Region.

Mexican Air Force bombs clouds to produce rain (+Photos)

Published on: July 29, 2022
13:24

Mexico City, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexican Air Force planes on Friday continued bombing the clouds in Chihuahua to produce rains and combat an intense drought that affects 90 percent of the state.

UN: At least 200 children have died in Somalia from drought-caused ma

Published on: July 5, 2022
17:16

Mogadishu, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned that at least 200 children in Somalia have died of malnutrition since January, with the country witnessing "catastrophic food insecurity" for the first time since 2017.

UNICEF to support Ethiopia’s reconstruction process

Published on: April 29, 2022
10:27

Addis Ababa, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will support the reconstruction efforts in Ethiopia, according to a Government communication released on Friday, citing statements by the agency's Executive Director Catherine M. Russell.

Half a million people face hunger in Kenya due to drought

Published on: April 20, 2022
08:32

Nairobi, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Some 500,000 citizens in Kenya are currently facing high risk of hunger due to drought in the so-called African Horn, a figure that may increase even more, the World Food Program (WFP) stated.

State of emergency ruled out due to drought in southern Angola

Published on: February 28, 2022
09:24

Luanda, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan government ruled out the declaration of emergency due to drought in the south of the country and assured that the solutions to mitigate the socioeconomic damages are on the way, a national newspaper reported today.

Drought in central Somalia threatens four million people

Published on: December 13, 2021
13:52

Mogadishu, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) At least four million people are currently exposed to hunger as a result of drought, especially in central Somalia, while the country faces other threats such as that of the al-Shabaab armed group.

Climate change threatens Madagascar with famine

Published on: October 22, 2021
10:43

Antananarivo, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Severe drought in Madagascar could spur world's first climate change famine, according to an official of the World Food Program (WFP).

Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan

Published on: August 31, 2021
07:51

Rome, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday appealed for a greater humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of over 7 million people who rely on agriculture and livestock.

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