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VOSBURG, South Africa (AP) — The worst drought some farmers have seen in decades is affecting much of southern Africa.
The United Nations says more than 11 million people now face crisis levels of food insecurity in places like Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where two cyclones wiped out crops earlier this year.
Some farmers are struggling just to keep family members and animals alive.
“Financially, all is almost lost,” says one religious leader who counsels them.
The end is not yet in sight. A meteorologist at the South African Weather Service says below normal rainfall is predicted for the southern African region over the next three months.
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