Hunger Spreads in Central America as Erratic Weather Continues
Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
U.N. agencies report more than two million people in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are struggling to feed their families as crops fail for the fifth consecutive year due to erratic weather patterns.
An assessment carried out by the World Food Program, the Food and Agriculture Organization and government institutions finds five years of drought and excessive rains have decimated maize and bean crops in the so-called Dry Corridor of Central America.
This geographical area is a tropical dry forest ecosystem that runs from Southern Mexico to Panama. The U.N.
News source: https://www.voanews.com/americas/hunger-spreads-central-america-erratic-weather-continues
