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Food Insecurity Looms For South Sudan After Floods Wipe Out Crops

Aid groups are predicting a sharp increase in food insecurity in South Sudan after weeks of torrential rain destroyed thousands of acres of cropland and washed away livestock and grazing pasture. The country's lean season - the period between harvests -  is now expected to come as early as January 2020.

Gabriela Vivacqua/WFP

A woman and her family wade through a flooded plain to reach their home in Thaker, Unity state, South Sudan.

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