Ethiopia Reassessing Emergency Food Needs as Drought Continues
VOA - April 30, 2008
Much of southern Ethiopia has turned a putrid yellowish brown. As far as the eye can see, the grass is dead, long ago eaten down to the nubs by famished animals. The slightest wind raises clouds of dust.
The last two rains have failed, and while there have been some showers lately, the forecast for the next few months is grim.
Borana zone, near Ethiopia's border with Kenya, is home to millions of herders who move from place to place looking for fresh pasture for their livestock. But the cattle are skin and bones. They are dying in droves. Read More.