Ethiopia seeks $175 million in drought aid
The Ethiopian government issued an urgent plea on Thursday for enough emergency aid to feed and care for 6.2 million people, 7.5 percent of its population, The Wall Street Journal said.
According to Oxfam International, a prominent aid group and donor in East Africa, the long-lasting drought has left more than 23 million people in the larger region desperately in need of water and food supplies, the Journal said.
The United States provides about 70-80 percent of all food aid to the country and shipped some supplies in anticipation of the request, The Wall Street Journal said. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said further contributions are being considered and the specifics of continuing relief efforts will be announced at a later date, the Journal said.
Neighboring countries such as Kenya are facing similar straits. Last week marked a belated rainfall in Kenya that aid agencies warned would be accompanied by flooding, hypothermia and malaria, according to the Times Online, a British publication.
According to Oxfam International, a prominent aid group and donor in East Africa, the long-lasting drought has left more than 23 million people in the larger region desperately in need of water and food supplies, the Journal said.
The United States provides about 70-80 percent of all food aid to the country and shipped some supplies in anticipation of the request, The Wall Street Journal said. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said further contributions are being considered and the specifics of continuing relief efforts will be announced at a later date, the Journal said.
Neighboring countries such as Kenya are facing similar straits. Last week marked a belated rainfall in Kenya that aid agencies warned would be accompanied by flooding, hypothermia and malaria, according to the Times Online, a British publication.
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