Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has started an East Africa Emergency Fund as massive drought and famine grip the region. Just this week the UN World Food Programme stated that over 11 million people are in desperate need of food aid.
CRS warns the situation is dire and lives are at stake. Low rainfall amounts in recent months have ruined harvests. Food supplies are virtually gone, and what food is left is too high-priced for the already impoverished to access.
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