Lesotho’s Minister of Energy and Meteorology Selibe Mochoboroane on Tuesday announced that the government has set aside US$130 million to counter the threat of hunger caused by the prevailing prolonged dry spell.Mochoboroane said part of the money would be used to bring water closer to the communities affected by drought while some funds would go towards Ministry of Health efforts to fight diseases that might occur due to shortage of food and the excessive heat. He said the remainder of the funds would be given to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to help save animals which are dying of hunger and thirst.