850,000 Rwandans Facing Starvation
Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya —
More than 850,000 people in Rwanda--about one of every eight people in the country--urgently need food to prevent starvation because of drought, a new report says.
The report, prepared by aid agencies, including Oxfam, said the 854,873 needy were scattered in seven regions in the tiny central African nation.
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