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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.

South Sudan: After Floods, an Early 'Lean Season' Expected

The New Humanitarian, 11 December 2019

Aid groups are predicting a sharp increase in food insecurity in South Sudan after weeks of torrential rain destroyed thousands of acres of cropland, washed away livestock and… Read more »
South Sudan: Famine Threat - UN Food Security Agency in 'Race Against Time'

UN News, 12 December 2019

The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning against potential famine in South Sudan as hunger deepens due to drought, floods and an uncertain political future. Read more »

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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