{
  "id": 9469326,
  "title": "Acute hunger could reach 8 million children in six African countries as El Niño looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/acute-hunger-could-reach-8-million-children-in-six-african-countries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T02:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-acute-hunger-million-children-african.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "About 8 million children across East and Southern Africa could face acute hunger by early 2027, a rise of 30%, as one of the strongest El Niño weather events in recent years fuels a growing food crisis, according to a new analysis by Save the Children.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}