Famine is at risk of spreading to a third county in South Sudan in the absence of food aid, a new report from a U.S.-backed monitoring group says, with the United Nations warning on Sunday that hundreds of thousands of children could die without assistance.
The report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network says starvation is likely to occur in Koch county in the absence of humanitarian aid.
In February, the UN and South Sudan’s government officially declared a famine in Leer and Mayendit counties, with a million people said to be at risk.
The new report says famine is likely to spread further during the months of July to September, the lean season for South Sudan’s farmers.
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