Millions Starve as USAID Food Rot in Warehouses | JQJO

Roughly 60,000 metric tons of food, enough to feed 3.5 million people for a month, is rotting in warehouses due to the Trump administration's drastic cuts to USAID funding. The $98 million worth of food, intended for regions like Gaza and Sudan, is now at risk of being destroyed. This failure is attributed to the abrupt halt of contracts and funds needed for distribution. The cuts have already resulted in preventable deaths, with charities reporting increased starvation and mortality rates in affected areas. Internal proposals to release the food await approval from the Office of Foreign Assistance, causing further delays.