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Zimbabwe's Food Situation Moving Toward Emergency, UN Says

Columbus Mavhunga

   HARARE - Zimbabwe's food situation is moving from a crisis to an
   emergency because of El Nino-induced drought and the ongoing economic
   meltdown, the United Nations said.

   Plaxedes Chibura of Epworth, located about 60 kilometers (37 miles)
   southeast of Harare, is in desperate need of food aid.

   "We have resorted to just one meal a day," said Chibura, 48, who
   struggles to care for her grandchildren. "At times, it's just the
   vegetables we get in our garden. We are struggling to get money to buy
   food. I wish donors would bring us food, especially for the children,
   as I am not employed. Even school fees I can't pay. One of them [the
   children] was not well, so medical bills."

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