Coronavirus: World Risks Biblical 'Famines' Due To Pandemic- UN

[appalachiablue]

Source: BBC News

The world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said urgent action was needed to avoid a catastrophe.

A report estimates that the number suffering from hunger could go from 135 million to more than 250 million. Those most at risk are in 10 countries affected by conflict, economic crisis and climate change, the WFP says.

The fourth annual Global Report on Food Crises highlights Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Nigeria and Haiti. In South Sudan, 61% of the population was affected by food crisis last year, the report says.

Even before the pandemic hit, parts of East Africa and South Asia were already facing severe food shortages caused by drought and the worst locust infestations for decades...


Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52373888

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- Millions across the world already rely on food aid to survive.

[JoeOtterbein]

1. K n R with...

...tears.

[Initech]

2. Fuck, this gets worse and worse.

[Newest Reality]

3. The Four Horsemen...

For some reason, the Four Horsemen come to mind. All that's left is war.

[Initech]

5. Trump, Bolsonaro, Johnson, and Putin

Yup, there's the four horsemen. I never thought they'd actually bring about the apocalypse though.

[Journeyman]

6. There's a Fifth Horseman, who only recently took to his steed . . .

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[Newest Reality]

10. Good one!

Thanks. Yup!

[sakabatou]

4. And this year keeps getting worse.

[Botany]

7. The # of deaths that we will see here and around the world will be staggering

https://www.wallowa.com/coronavirus/how-does-coronavirus-kill-clinicians-trace-a-ferocious-rampage-through-the-body-from-brain-to/article_fcdff1a6-8357-11ea-9b45-5fcaa7955212.html

C-19 hits the intestines too which leads to diarrhea and in countries w/out sanitary sewer systems
"the beast" will hit 10s of millions.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. No worries

Trump will have some food cooked up in a lab and Jared will wholesale it

[Steelrolled]

11. Doom stories get clicks.

and clicks is what drives news.

I have to admire their using the word "Biblical" in the title -- pure genius.

[HarlanPepper]

13. The Doomathons have become en Vogue here I've noticed

Each poster trying to one up the rest by searching for the most apocalyptic news story they can dredge from the internet.

It’s almost as bad as all the pseudo experts trying to play the “big role” like they have some special insight.

[elias7]

14. David Beasley from the UN used the word; it was reported by the BBC

"We could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months," is the quote. I wouldn’t call quoting someone “genius”, nor would I assume that the whole article is a marketing ploy. Perhaps it’s better to think outside of your current perspective and think about how you might help out...

[bronxiteforever]

12. Kick and recommend for visibility

[NickB79]

15. The article states there's the potential for 30 million or more to die

Just from starvation. Coronavirus would add tens of millions more to that number.