Erratic Rains May Cause East Africa Food Shortages, Group Warns
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Humanitarian organizations should prepare for food shortages in parts of East Africa amid forecasts of erratic rains across the region, the Nairobi-based Food Security & Nutrition Working Group said.
Uganda, Sudan and western Kenya may face flooding between late 2010 and mid-2011, while parts of Rwanda and Burundi, eastern Kenya, Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia and Djibouti could suffer from failed rains, according to an e-mailed statement today from the organization.