CRS to Supply $90,000 for Relief to Thousands in Guatemala
No rain for the past three months has compounded last year
Thousands of malnourished children in the drought-ravaged regions of Guatemala could face starvation if rains do not bring relief soon, government officials and aid agencies said on Friday.
After low rainfall in July and August destroyed corn in at least four departments of the impoverished Central American country, at least 4,000 families are at risk of severe food shortages, agencies say. Although Guatemala has enough food supplies to help the affected areas for the moment, sources say it will struggle if the drought continues.
