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50m people in 45 countries on edge of famine: World Food Programme
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In the Horn of Africa region, a severe drought has so far killed over seven million livestock.
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Up to 50 million people in 45 countries are on the edge of famine and risk being tipped over without humanitarian support, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
"Over 880,000 are struggling for survival in famine-like conditions in five countries - Afghanistan, Ethiopia (based on a 2021 assessment), Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen - that's 10 times more than five years ago," WFP regional communications officer Alessandro Abbonizio told The Straits Times from Kenya.
