370,000 children could die in Somalia in absence of major humanitarian effort: UN
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A UN official said Tuesday that the situation in Somalia is extremely dire as 7.1 million people are going to be affected by drought before the end of the year unless there is a massive humanitarian effort.
Some 6.1 million Somalis have been affected by the drought emergency as of May, according to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
About 771,400 people have been displaced, searching for water, food and pasture, with the majority being women and children.
“The outlook has worsened due to the prospects of a fifth consecutive failed rainy season,” said the UN.
Since the beginning of the year, 30,000 people have been displaced in South West State.
“Since March, cases of acute watery diarrhea have been rising, with a cumulative total of 2,279 cases, including 11 deaths, reported since January this year,” the UN said on Tuesday.
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