Magetsi Nyankalidzi, 30, becomes distraught as she recounts searching for water-lily bulbs to eat in the Elephant Marshes off the Shire river in southern Malawi, as her daughter Mavudo, 4, looks on. * The women continue the work despite the risk of crocodile attacks, which have led to numerous deaths, as it is one of the few sources of food remaining. The United Nations currently estimates 18.4 million people face starvation in the southern Africa region.

Magetsi Nyankalidzi, 30, becomes distraught as she recounts searching for water-lily bulbs to eat in the Elephant Marshes off the Shire river in southern Malawi, as her daughter Mavudo, 4, looks on. * The women continue the work despite the risk of crocodile attacks, which have led to numerous deaths, as it is one of the few sources of food remaining. The United Nations currently estimates 18.4 million people face starvation in the southern Africa region. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G621A7

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2869 x 1887 px | 24.3 x 16 cm | 9.6 x 6.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 September 2002

Location:

BLANTYRE MALAWI

Photographer:

Ben Curtis

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Malawi Famine

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