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Geneva - More than a million people could face severe food shortages in Mauritania in the coming months, the Red Cross warned on Thursday as it launched an emergency appeal for funding.
Poor harvests caused by drought and rising prices severely reduced the availability of food for many, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said.
Research showed the number of people facing shortages increased from 428 000 to 838 000 between July and November and the organisation predicts the figure could reach 1.2 million by January unless urgent action is taken.
“In some rural areas, the crisis is already there and we must act now before it deteriorates like we saw in the Horn of Africa,” said Mohamed Ould Raby, secretary-general of the Mauritanian Red Crescent, referring to the region where famine was declared earlier this year.
The Geneva-based IFRC has appealed for just over two million Swiss francs which it says is needed to deal with the food crisis.
Many Sahel countries including Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Chad are also threatened by major food shortages and will need help in the coming months, the body said. - Sapa-AFP
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Alex, wrote
It is so, so sad to read about food shortage, but unfortunately from now on millions and millions of people will starve. The small percentage of people will live in luxury,a small percentage of people will manage from month to month and the rest.... poor people should think twice before making more babies who will suffer even more than the parents.Regardless of the country, the food, water and electricity will be a big problem.
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