09 September 2009

Guatamala In A "State Of Calamity" Over Food Shortage.

BLOOMBERG.
Guatemala President Alvaro Colom declared a “state of calamity” because of food shortages. “I am making a fervent call to all of the country’s sectors to contribute to confronting this grave problem,” Colom said in a televised address. Inadequate rainfall and a slumping economy are blamed for the shortage.