Zimbabwe: 5.8 million go hungry as food emergency deepens

Nearly half the population of Zimbabwe is facing hunger and needs food assistance as the country's food emergency deepens, a famine early warning group reported today.

Urgent action was required to help 5.8 million people in the country of 12.5 million who are now at risk from food shortages, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, a food security monitoring group, said in its latest report.