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Aid logistics waste hinders Ethiopian famine relief
Aid officials cite a freak rainstorm, sun exposure, and chaotic handling at ports and in transit as major causes of losses in relief supplies to famine struck Ethiopia. In Assab and Massawa, damaged wheat, oil soaked containers, and torn bags reduce tens of thousands of tons of food aid destined for 10.8 million victims. The UN World Food Program notes even 1 percent loss could mean 15,000 tons saved, while logistics and bureaucratic squabbles complicate distribution amid over 100 relief groups and limited transport.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Thomas F. Grannell
United Nations World Food Program
Grannell
Red Sea
Assab
Hans T. Nilsson
World Food Program
Nilsson
West Germany
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