Over 6 mn people face food shortages in South Sudan

Record numbers in South Sudan – some seven million people – face acute food shortages.
In addition to that, more than 20,000 are close to famine, the World Food Programme revealed.
According to their food insecurity report, an estimated 21,000 South Sudanese will likely face a “catastrophic lack of food access” by the end of July.
More than 1.8 million are set to endure “emergency” food shortages, while five million are expected to be in “crisis”.