Dusty winds exacerbate looming famine in Madagascar's deep south
Dusty winds exacerbate looming famine in Madagascar’s deep south by Rivonala Razafison on 29 January 2021 At least 1.27 million people need humanitarian assistance in Madagascar’s drought-hit deep south, according to a Jan. 18 request by the U.N. and the Malagasy government for $75.9 million in international aid to cope with the crisis. The area is also experiencing dust and sand storms, a natural phenomenon known as a tiomena that is exacerbating the crisis by smothering crops, forests, buildings and roads. Tiomenas may be increasingly common as southern Madagascar undergoes a long-term...
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