Southern Africa: Serious Drought Threatens

From miles around they come, pushing wheelbarrows in the relentless heat to collect sacks of maize meal, beans and cooking oil from the U.N. food agency. The worst drought in more than a decade is sweeping through southern Africa, destroying crops, driving up food prices and leaving millions hungry - even as foreign assistance dries up, governments and humanitarian agencies say. "The current drought could be disastrous for southern Africa," Richard Lee, regional spokesman for the World Food Program, said Tuesday.