Indonesia
Millions of people in Indonesia may face food shortages following prolonged drought and a deepening economic crisis, warns the United Nations. In a statement, the United Nations Development Programme has said that nearly 7.5 million people in Indonesia living in 15 provinces risk experiencing food crisis if another drought takes place this year.
After a three week assessment of Indonesia's food and crop supply, a joint team from the Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Food programme have reached the conclusion. The Indonesian government has carried out emergency food drops in several provinces, including East Kalimantan where drought and more than 1,000 raging fires have devastated crops and caused water shortages. In Irian Jaya, a remote province, thousands of people have died due to drought, said foreign aid workers.
In a similar situation in Philippines, nearly a million Filipinos are also facing food shortages due to crop failures, said government relief agencies. President Fidel Ramos has ordered emergency rice rations for drought striken areas.
Nearly 149,330 families in the provinces of Sarangam, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat have been hit by a prolonged dry spell induced by the El Ni
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