Awaiting Salvation
An undernourished child waits for assistance at the feeding center in Chipindo as soldiers chat nearby. The Angolan army last year forced thousands of Angolans off the land and into towns, hoping to deny support to UNITA rebels. The rural depopulation effort contributed to the famine.

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  PHOTOGRAPHS BY SEBASTIÃO SALGADO/AMAZONAS/CONTACT PRESS IMAGES

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