Deaths from hunger in Bulawayo

Bulawayo - At least 62 more people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, have succumbed to death as a result of food shortages, bringing the reported total this year to more than 150. News of the deaths comes as the battle for food statistics between the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) rages on...

According to the City of Bulawayo Health minutes... 29 people, including children under the age of five, died of malnutrition in July. Twenty-one died in May, while 12 died in June. In March alone 63 deaths were recorded. Prior to that 27 deaths from malnutrition were recorded in Bulawayo. The figures for April were not immediately available. The minutes indicate that out of the 29 deaths in July, 21 were children under the age of five, six others were between 15-19, while one was aged 60 years. Of the 29 people, 17 were female while 12 were male... The deaths come at a time when the government has told the international donor food organisations that the country has enough food to take it to the next harvest season. The government claims have been widely disputed by independent non-governmental organisations.

(Hat tip: Barry M.)