Drought Parches Southern Africa; Millions Faced With Hunger

In this Oct, 27, 2019, photo, the carcass of an Elephant lies on the edges of a sun baked pool that used to be a perennial water supply in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

JOHANNESBURG—An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger because of a severe drought that’s strangling broad stretches of southern Africa.

Emergency food deliveries are planned for parts of South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and other countries hard hit by a combination of low rainfall and high temperatures.