Nearly 70 million people in southern Africa are suffering from the effects of an El Niño-induced drought, according to the Southern African Development Community, resulting in widespread food shortages and even forcing some families to eat grass seed. Zambia and Zimbabwe have declared a state of disaster. Read more from NBC News:

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70 million hit by devastating drought and food shortages in southern Africa

International appeal for humanitarian assistance launched earlier this year has failed to raise the funds needed to help struggling communities.

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A COVID-19 wave is sweeping the country, causing the virus surge to its highest infection levels since summer of 2022, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s wastewater dashboard. Deaths and hospitalizations are also up, but not as much as infections. The CDC says currently about four out of 100,000 people are hospitalized, up from the pandemic low of one in 100,000 in May. Read more from CNN. https://flip.it/YH0Y6y #Covid #Disease #CDC #Pandemic #Health