"Southern Africa in Crisis: Drought and Floods Leave Millions Hungry and Thirsty"

More than 24 million people in southern Africa are facing hunger, malnutrition, and water scarcity due to a combination of extreme drought and floods, exacerbated by the El Niño climate pattern. Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi have declared national disasters due to the drought, with millions of people at risk of hunger. The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change despite contributing very little to global emissions, and aid groups are calling for immediate resources to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis.