Weather extremes hit food production. (UN Reported: News on the United Nations System at Work).Heavy and extensive monsoon rains and floods have affected millions of people in East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. , while three consecutive years of drought on the other end of the continent threatened the region's food production, reported FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. on 28 September. The worst affected countries include China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The People's Republic of Korea (PRK) was a short-lived provisional government organized to take over control of the country after the Surrender of Japan at the end of the Pacific War. It existed in August and September 1945. , Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The report listed 34 countries facing food emergencies, 17 of which are in Africa, 12 in Asia, 3 in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and 2 in Europe. |
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