Horn of Africa famine: Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya suffer worst drought in 60 years

By The Telegraph - December 5, 2011

Picture: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Abstract : Deals with famine-stricken in Horn of Africa. The somalian refugees in Kenya are
faced with more poverty.

Extract : "The worst drought in over half a century has hit parts of East Africa affecting more than 10 million people. Thousands of families have travelled for days across scorched scrubland from Somalia to Kenya, including barefoot children with no food or water after their crops and livestock were destroyed by drought. More than 10 million people have been affected across the Horn of Africa. Acute malnutrition has reached 37% in some parts of north east Kenya and child refugees from Somalia are dying of causes related to malnutrition either during the journey or very shortly after arrival at aid camps".

Index terms : Ethiopia - Famine - Food assitance - Kenya - Somalia
Source : The Telegraph

Found with : Google Alerts "Horn of Africa famine"

URL : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8630255/Horn-of-Africa-famine-Somalia-Ethiopia-and-Kenya-suffer-worst-drought-in-60-years.html

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