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15/10/2024
Zambia
From October 2024 to March 2025, an estimated 5.8 million people (33% of the analysed population) will likely experience intense food insecurity, including 236,000 facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels. The projected total number of food-insecure people is 65% higher than in the same period during the previous year. The drivers of this increase are shocks and hazards, such as prolonged dry spells between December 2023 and March 2024 leading to El Niño-induced droughts, pests and diseases, human-wildlife conflict, and increased costs. Earlier in February 2024, the country declared a state of disaster as a result of drought. The affected populations urgently require food and livelihood assistance. (IPC 02/10/2024, IPC 13/11/2023, AJ 29/02/2024)
15/10/2024
Mali
Since April 2024, Mali has been experiencing exceptional rainfall, the heaviest since 1967. The impact has killed at least 76 people, injured 148, and affected around 257,000. Flooding across the country has also postponed the start of the academic year, originally scheduled for 1 October, to 4 November, delaying school for around 3.8 million students. The floods have damaged or destroyed nearly 400 schools, while others serve as shelter for affected people. By 3 October, the most severely affected regions were Gao Mopti, Ségou, and Tombouctou. By May, close to 2,000 schools across the country were already nonfunctional, 91% of which were because of insecurity. These school closures already affected around 588,600 children across the country. The recent damage to education facilities raises fears of a further delayed return to school, increasing the risk of dropouts. The flooding is expected to continue until November. (OCHA 03/10/2024, RFI 09/10/2024, Education Cluster 31/05/2024)
14/10/2024
Palestine
On 14 October 2024, Israeli air strikes on Al Aqsa Hospital complex in central Gaza caused a fire in a tented camp housing displaced Palestinians. The attack trapped people in the fire, killing four and injuring 40, according to hospital records. Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted hospitals and health facilities in Gaza since October 2023. Between 7 October 2023 and 25 September 2024, the Israeli military operation resulted in more than 516 attacks on the health sector, affecting 110 health facilities and damaging 32 hospitals. The attacks also affected 115 ambulances, with 63 sustaining damage. By 25 September 2024, 19 of the 36 hospitals in Gaza were out of service, while the remaining 17 were partially functional and unable to provide full services as normal. (OCHA 02/10/2024, WHO 30/09/2024, AJ 14/10/2024)
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