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Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens

Climate extremes: A year ago, Josephine Ganye was hit by a devastating cyclone -- now she is struggling with a crippling drought. [AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA]

Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as it was swept away by floods.

The torrential rain came from Cyclone Idai, one of the worst storms ever to hit Africa and the fiercest on record to strike Buhera, a district in the usually arid province of Manicaland in eastern Zimbabwe.

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