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The silent tsunami

Hunger now afflicts almost a billion people in 60 countries ... and kills 25,000 a day. A special report by Rob Edwards to explain the background to our Christmas appeal

A silent tsunami of hunger is engulfing the world, afflicting nearly a billion people in 60 countries and killing 25,000 men, women and children every day.