Sudan hunger kills 12
Thursday, August 7, 2008
A GLOBAL food crisis has taken its toll in Sudan's semi-autonomous south with 12 people dying from hunger in the past week as prices soar and deliveries are hampered by heavy rains, a local official said yesterday.
The south is rich in natural resources, but after decades of civil war it relies heavily on imported food from neighbouring east African countries, so rising food and fuel prices globally have hit the region hard.
"In Gogrial East alone, it is reported that 12 people have died of hunger in the last week " said Kuot Deng Kuot, a member of parliament for the area.
He said government efforts to deliver food had been stalled by heavy rains and floods that had cut roads.
"The problem we are facing is that roads become impassable and airlifting of food is expensive" Kuot said.Reuters
The south is rich in natural resources, but after decades of civil war it relies heavily on imported food from neighbouring east African countries, so rising food and fuel prices globally have hit the region hard.
"In Gogrial East alone, it is reported that 12 people have died of hunger in the last week " said Kuot Deng Kuot, a member of parliament for the area.
He said government efforts to deliver food had been stalled by heavy rains and floods that had cut roads.
"The problem we are facing is that roads become impassable and airlifting of food is expensive" Kuot said.Reuters
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