Zimbabwe hunger may spiral out of control, UN warns

Malnutrition rates in Zimbabwe are at risk of "spiralling out of control" if more is not done to prevent the crisis, the UN has warned. The country has endured two years of failed rains, with this year’s problems linked to the El Nino weather pattern. Last month, President Robert Mugabe declared a state of disaster […]

Malnutrition rates in Zimbabwe are at risk of "spiralling out of control" if more is not done to prevent the crisis, the UN has warned.
The country has endured two years of failed rains, with this year’s problems linked to the El Nino weather pattern.
Last month, President Robert Mugabe declared a state of disaster in rural parts of the country hit by a drought.
In January, nearly three million Zimbabweans needed food aid, but that figure may have risen.