Ten million Ethiopians could remain without food after the worst drought in 50 children years.Save said emergency food aid will be implemented until April, unless donors provide £ 170 million by the end of the month.
If these emergency funds do not arrive on time, there is no doubt that there will be a fundamental break in the supply of food aid, 'said director John Graham in a statement.
The money will cover the cost of food aid to Ethiopia during the three months of May charity said July.The window action 'approaching fast' because it can take four months to purchase and transport food aid to Ethiopia landlocked neighbors Djibouti congested sea port.
Experts said the weather phenomenon El Niño caused drought and floods in different countries across southern Africa.In about 20 million people starve 14 million suffering in the east, according to the UN.
Hunger caused by war and drought has killed a million people in Ethiopia in 1984.The nation now has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, but many people are still farmers and herdsmen who rely on seasonal rains on a small scale .
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