Southern Madagascar: 4 million people in the grip of starvation

World : Famine conditions persist in southern Madagascar. Due to this, more than 4 lakh people are on the verge of starvation. In this, many people have died earlier due to starvation.

This information has been given by the UN Food Organization (WFP).

Lola Castro, WFP's regional director in South Africa, told a press conference on Friday that she recently visited this 26 million island located in the Indian Ocean with WFP Chief David Bisley.

Changes in the environment are believed to be the reason for the sudden famine and starvation situation in southern Madagascar. Castro said that this is the only place in the world, which does not contribute in any way to the change in the environment, but the worst effect of change in the environment falls on this area.

Southern Madagascar: 4 million people in the grip of starvation

He had to face a very depressing situation. The families living here are making a living by eating red cactus, wild leaves and locusts. Castro said - Seen such a situation for the first time since 1998. Hundreds of children and adolescents have been ruined. Nothing is coming in the body of children except skin and bones. They are all alive with the help of nutritionists.

She said that, for the last 28 years, she has been working for four subcontinents, but has not seen a worse situation than this. Earlier, he had faced such a situation in the year 1998 in Bahr al-Ghazal, South Sudan. In view of the situation, the UN and the government of Madagascar have appealed for a fund of about $ 155 million. With this, arrangements can be made for food and drink for the people. Thousands of people have left their homes. All are forced to migrate towards the city in search of food.