Over 74,000 People in Wag Hemra's Ziquala District Require Urgent Humanitarian Aid

The Ziquala district of the Wag Hemra Zone has announced that over 74,000 residents are in urgent need of food assistance due to a severe El Niño-induced drought. District administrator Ato Tafere Misene stated that 74,161 residents require immediate daily support, totaling a need for 133,490 quintals of grain for the affected population.

The drought has not only exhausted food supplies but also resulted in the deaths of over 11,000 livestock, with an additional 40,000 animals displaced in search of pasture. Residents describe a dire situation marked by acute shortages of food and drinking water, prompting local authorities to call on the government and humanitarian organizations for urgent intervention.