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Severe drought risks pushing nearly half of Somali children under five into acute malnutrition this year, with hundreds of thousands needing life-saving treatment, according to the United Nations, which called for urgent action.
The country is going through its worst drought in 40 years.
More than half a million farmers and herders have lost their crops and animals.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb's reports from southern Somalia.
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Severe drought risks pushing nearly half of Somali children under five into acute malnutrition this year, with hundreds of thousands needing life-saving treatment, according to the United Nations, which called for urgent action.
The country is going through its worst drought in 40 years.
More than half a million farmers and herders have lost their crops and animals.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb's reports from southern Somalia.
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- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#Somalia #SomaliaDrought #ChildMalnutrition
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