MALAWI’S PRESIDENT CHAKWERA DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER
MALAWI’S PRESIDENT CHAKWERA DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER
Malawi’s President Chakwera has declared a state of disaster due to a hunger crisis affecting 23 out of 28 districts in the country.
This is caused by El Niño-induced dry spells that have affected many countries in the region.
Over 2 million farm families in Malawi are affected, with 700 hectares of farmland destroyed.
Chakwera urged local and international aid to assist the affected population, estimating a need for over 600,000 metric tons of maize to feed those in the disaster areas.