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Malawi food relief operation starts

Date: Jul 21, 2016

The World Food Programme (WFP) says the largest ever emergency food relief operation in Malawi's history has kicked off.

More than 6.5 million people are facing hunger because of a drought caused by the El NiƱo weather phenomenon. The food crisis in the southern African country is also due to the impact of severe flooding and prolonged dry spells in 2015.

Senior Communications Officer at WFP, Gerald Bourke...

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