Drought

Drought in Southern Angola

Angola set up an emergency plan on Thursday for the southern province of Cunene, where an estimated 300 000 people are at risk of malnutrition because of a two-year-long drought. Food and medical assistance is being mobilised for the affected areas.

Drought in China

A drought scorching China's western and central regions has affected 3.58 million hectares of farmland as of Friday, drought relief authorities have reported.

Affected land used to grow crops totaled 2.13 million hectares, lower than the average acreage of 6.3 million hectares over the past few years.

The drought has also left 5.54 million people and 3.99 million livestock short of drinking water.