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‘On the edge of survival’: Madagascar on the brink of famine after worst drought in 40 years One aid worker said that three years of drought had brought entire villages to the brink of death.” 19 May 2021 • 8:00am Madagascar is facing a “catastrophe beyond belief” after the south of the country suffered its worst drought in four decades. More than a million people are facing acute food insecurity, and the largely arid region is teetering on the edge of famine, according to the World Food Programme. “It’s hard to find the words to describe what I have witnessed,” said Jean Pletinck, a logistician who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for 28 years. ....
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As famine looms in southern Madagascar, MSF appeals for massive increase in emergency food aid Format 17 May 2021 Antananarivo/Paris, 17 May 2021 – An immediate and massive increase in food aid is urgently needed for people in southern Madagascar, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), whose teams in the region are witnessing an exceptionally severe malnutrition crisis which in some places borders on famine. “We’re seeing totally destitute people who have literally nothing to eat and are teetering on the edge of survival,” says Julie Reversé, MSF operations coordinator in Madagascar. “Some have had to sell their cooking utensils and don’t even have containers to fetch water.” ....