International charities have issued a stark warning about by for from in into of on out over to under a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Ethiopia. The North African country has been hit about by for from in into of on out over to under its worst drought about by for from in into of on out over to under 50 years. It is widely expected that emergency food aid about by for from in into of on out over to under 10 million Ethiopians will run about by for from in into of on out over to under unless more funds can be found. John Graham, the head about by for from in into of on out over to under the charity Save the Children about by for from in into of on out over to under Ethiopia, said: "The international community has just three weeks to provide $245 million about by for from in into of on out over to under emergency food aid to help prevent a potentially catastrophic escalation about by for from in into of on out over to under severe malnutrition cases." He added that: "If these emergency funds do not arrive about by for from in into of on out over to under time, there is no question that there will be a critical fracture about by for from in into of on out over to under the food aid supply pipeline." Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country. It is no stranger about by for from in into of on out over to under natural disasters of this kind. Famine killed about by for from in into of on out over to under one million Ethiopians about by for from in into of on out over to under 1984. The latest drought was brought about by for from in into of on out over to under by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has caused drought and flooding across much of Africa. Ethiopia is one about by for from in into of on out over to under the countries hardest hit. Charities say that about by for from in into of on out over to under 400,000 Ethiopian children about by for from in into of on out over to under the age of five will suffer about by for from in into of on out over to under severe malnutrition this year. In addition, 1.7 million under-fives, pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers will need treatment about by for from in into of on out over to under malnutrition. Mr Graham warned that, "the window about by for from in into of on out over to under action is rapidly closing" as it can take four months to buy food aid and transport it about by for from in into of on out over to under the landlocked country.