At least two million Afghans are at risk of severe food insecurity due to a devastating drought in the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. “The last winter harvest must be considered completely lost,’’ said Abdul Majid from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. By mid-May, some 21,000 people were forced to leave their homes in western Badghes and Ghor provinces due to the drought, the report said. Some 115 million U.S. dollars is urgently needed to provide those affected with food and shelter for the next six months, the UN said. More than 60 people died due to flash floods in across nine provinces in mid-May, the Afghan Natural Disaster Management Authority said.

Source: Punch May 26, 2018 11:26 UTC