After a tour of the stricken area in February. U.S. Secretary General Waldheim reported that thousands more remain on the brink of death. warning that the worst is yet to come. A 6year shortage of rain in the region has exhausted food stocks and most domestic animals are dead or have been taken from the area. Thousands of herdsmen and farmers are refugees. According to Waldheim: If sufficient action isnt taken in the next few months. countries could disappear from the face of the map. Both the House and Senate have agreed to a conference report allocating $85 million in emergency assistance to the droughtstricken nations of Africa.
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