Some 600,000 People Need Food Aid in Mozambique

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Some 600,000 People Need Food Aid in Mozambique

The number of Mozambicans in need of food aid, largely due to the drought in the southern and central provinces, has risen to about 587,000, or three percent of the country's total population.

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The number of Mozambicans in need of food aid, largely due to the drought in the southern and central provinces, has risen to about 587,000, or three percent of the country's total population.

The figure, which was announced here on Monday, is the result from a joint assessment mission undertaken by the Mozambican government, the World Food Program (WFP) and the Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) in July and August.

The number increases by 13 percent compared to the figure of 515,000 given by an earlier assessment mission in May.

The new report attributed the increase to the inclusion of pockets of hungers from two provinces north of the Zambezi River --Zambezia and Nampula.

But most of the affected households are living in Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane provinces in the south of the country, and Sofala, Manica and Tete provinces in the center.

According to the mission, Mozambique needs 49,275 tons of grainbetween now and March 2003.

The Mozambican government fears the situation could be worsenedin the early months of 2003, because for the worst hit areas in the south and center, poor rains are again predicted for the January-March period.

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