Famine in Madagascar forces people to eat thorns and locusts

Antananarivo, Ta. Monday 21 November 2021

The famine situation in the East African country of Madagascar is becoming extremely extreme. People are forced to eat locusts and locusts because of hunger here. Experts say there has never been such a catastrophic drought in the last four decades and the situation has been similar for the last three years. The United Nations has expressed concern over the issue and called for help.

The United Nations has called on other countries to come to Madagascar's aid. According to experts, there has been a drought for the last three years and the crop has not grown due to hot sandstorms. In addition, there has never been such a severe drought in the last four decades.

It is worth mentioning that W.F.P. That is, the World Food Program had earlier warned that the situation in Madagascar could worsen and that a severe famine in the southern region was also predicted.

Madagascar has a population of 2.84 million and the United Nations has so far managed to raise only કરોડ 120 million for Madagascar. So Madagascar has been urged to reach out to other countries for assistance, including food and health facilities.