Eating dirt in Madagascar to escape hunger | AFP

Eating dirt in Madagascar to escape hunger | AFP

In the drought-ravaged south of Madagascar, people are eating white clay mixed with tamarind to cope with famine. Half of the population in the southern region of the Indian Ocean island — 1.5 million people — is currently in need of emergency food aid, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Around 31 million euros ($37.6 million) are…

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