UN: 60 million people in southern Africa food insecure

World Food Program officials look at fruit and vegetables in Zimbabwe's Chinhoyi district on June 12, 2024. Zimbabweans are trying to raise funds for survival as the country deals with an El Nino-induced drought. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA) Plaxedes Madzikatire of the Chinhoyi district in Zimbabwe is one of the millions struggling to cope with the drought in southern Africa. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA) Cindy McCain of the World Food Program described the El Nino-induced drought affecting southern African as a disaster. (Screenshot from Skype video by Columbus Mavhunga)

The U.N. says an estimated 60 million people in southern Africa are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought -- and the problem is not only in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, countries that have made international appeals for help.