Agriculture
Over 72,000 people in Abergelle require urgent food assistance
TIKVAH Ethiopia · yesterday · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
A severe El Niño-induced drought in Abergelle Woreda has left over 72,000 residents in urgent need of food aid, while causing massive crop failures and livestock deaths.
- More than 72,000 out of 80,874 residents in Abergelle Woreda require urgent food assistance due to an El Niño-induced drought.
- Over 90 percent of crops planted across 17,941 hectares have failed, with no crops growing at all in Ambadago, Debina, and Beleqa kebeles.
- A total of 241 households comprising 1,531 family members have abandoned their homes and migrated.
- Religious institutions and monasteries are closing down due to the severity of the drought.
- Livestock deaths include 27,717 sheep and goats, 8,909 cattle, 1,129 pack animals, 3,198 chickens, and 1,035 beehives due to lack of fodder.
- The crisis affects all kebeles in the district but is particularly severe in kebeles 013, 014, and 015.
- District leaders and residents have appealed for immediate food aid, animal feed, and medicine.
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