Starvation in the Sudan
Starvation in the Sudan A photograph taken by James Nachtwey for TIME magazine shows the plight of South Sudan that suffered from extreme starvation. The famine was a result of the 1983 civil wars, which resulted in 70,000 deaths. Currently, famine is still a problem in the Sudan, with 4.2 million people expected to be affected by it and 30,000 are expected to die unless something is done to address the issue. Image procured via Google Search At least 1.9 million people in southern and central Sudan have died during the past 15 years as a direct result of civil war and intentional policies of the Sudan government, according to a newly updated study released today by the U.S. Committee for Refugees. The massive loss of life in Sudan far surpasses the death toll in any other current civil war anywhere in the world. The report estimates that more than 70,000 Sudanese civilians have died of war-related causes in the first half of 1998 alone and predicts the ultimate death toll this year wi...