Tuesday
The Hungry in Africa
The last drought that was as bad as this one was 10 years ago.
Elderly people and infants are the most at risk. The elderly people are given food and water after everyone else has been cared for. They are being given so little. The young children are getting sick from lack of proper nourishment and water. Diarrhea is a risk.
There are 7 countries suffering from the drought and it is estimated that 23 million people are suffering or going to suffer from it’s ill effects.
Changes in the climate and the numbers of people now dwelling in the countries is part of the problem. There have been 4 years of harvest that haven’t been so good. Trying to stock up to prepare for times like this has been impossible.
There is fear that if it does start to rain next month, that it could be yet another bad turn for the countries. El Nino could play a part in the climate changes and cause torrential rainfall and not the slow steady rains that is mostly needed.
The govenment is trying to help it’s people. They feel they have done all they can do. Even as bad as it seems, there are figured to be less people in need of help then there was in 2008.
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no responses - Posted 09.15.09
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1 response - Posted 06.25.09
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no responses - Posted 01.30.09
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no responses - Posted 10.31.08
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no responses - Posted 07.04.08
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