00:00A powerful El Nino could push nearly 49 million more people into acute food insecurity worldwide by the end of
00:09next year.
00:10The World Food Programme warns a number of people facing crisis-level hunger could rise to 274 million
00:16as one of the strongest El Nino events on record disrupts weather patterns.
00:23Central America and Southern Africa are expected to be among the hardest hit regions, which sharp rises in food insecurity.
00:31The UN agency also warn of drought risk across East Africa, the Sahel, Central America and the Caribbean,
00:38while flooding could affect Somalia and neighbouring areas.
00:42Significant impacts are also projected across South and Southeast Asia,
00:46where drought risk, uneven monsoons and localized flooding could disrupt agricultural production.
00:51The WFP said the forecast remains uncertain,
00:55but urge governments and humanitarian agencies to prepare for a worsening food crisis.
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