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March 9th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“All signs point to a drought becoming a catastrophe if nothing is done
soon.
“The world cannot allow this to happen.
“A concerted aid effort is needed to stop tens of thousands dying due to
international complacency.
“We witnessed last year the situation spiralling out of control in East
Africa as the aid community failed to act swiftly.
“The worst can be avoided and thousands of lives will be saved if we act
now. It’s that simple.”
Oxfam revealed the grim details of the situation in the Sahel region as it
launched an emergency appeal to raise £23 million, which would be used to
reach the one million people most in need of help.
Drought, soaring food prices and regional conflict are being blamed for the
crisis.
The cost of food has jumped by up to 50% in places and is expected to rise
further this summer.
Villagers in some parts of Chad are so desperate for food they are searching
ant hills to retrieve grain collected by ants, while in Niger some 33,000
children have left school to migrate with their parents in search of food.
Erratic rainfall has been blamed for a poor harvest in Niger, Chad and
Mauritania and Mali. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation,
agricultural production in the region is down 25 per cent from 2010.
Harvests in neighbouring Nigeria, Benin and Ghana have been reasonable, but
Oxfam said it was unlikely there would be any surplus for those in the Sahel
region.
Meanwhile, conflict in Northern Mali has forced 160,000 to flee their homes.
Source: PA
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