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<p>Across East Africa and the Horn of Africa, 25.8 million people are severely food
insecure and 1.3 million have been affected by floods since March. The UK has responded
to localised flood impacts through the START Network, including provision of relief
items and recovery programming.</p><p>We are deeply concerned about the food security
situation. Heavy rains in the region have provided conditions conducive to the unprecedented
locust outbreaks, which will affect the food security situation even further. The
UK is supporting the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) emergency appeal to
help to control the increase of locusts across East Africa, as well as reduce the
risk of swarms spreading into the Sahel.</p><p>The humanitarian situation will be
exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19. We are urgently redirecting UK aid programmes
right across Africa to respond to these compound risks.</p>
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