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El Nino to blame for extreme weather damaging food production, says World Food Programme
An Afghan couple sit near their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, Saturday, May 18, 2024

EXTREME weather attributed to the El Nino phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said, urging donors to provide badly needed help.

El Nino is a natural, temporary and occasional warming of part of the Pacific Ocean that shifts global weather patterns. Studies say that as the world warms, the effects may grow stronger.

In a statement, the WFP warned on Wednesday that southern Africa was the “epicentre of the crisis” following a cycle of floods and drought that has battered the region over the last three years.

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