Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought


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  • Monday, 18 Mar 2024

A wilted maize crop is seen in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

BUHERA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts of grain, peas and cooking oil.

"We are grateful, but the food will only be enough for one month," said Mushaikwa, 71, who lives with her elderly husband, as she trudged away with her bag of grain. "My crops are wilted."

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