Namibia: Kunene in Grip of Hunger... Omusati and Erongo Also Brace for Drought Misery

Parched by a severe dry spell for nearly eight years, many parts of Kunene are still struggling with drought and hunger amid an urgent need for water and food relief supplies.

Drought in some parts of Ruacana and Kunene is predicted to persist if no rainfall is received this month. Due to a lack of rainfall in the affected areas, crops have dried up while serious losses of livestock are being experienced by farmers across the region on a daily basis.

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