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2022.06.08 06:29 GMT+8

Over 210,000 face starvation in Somalia from drought

Updated 2022.06.08 06:29 GMT+8
Omar Elwafaii in Washington, D.C.

Around 213,000 people are facing starvation in Somalia, multiple aid agencies warn. 

The country is facing a perfect storm of bad conditions, including the worst drought in 40 years and rising grain prices caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

Nearly half the country will face acute food insecurity, and hundreds of thousands are internally displaced already due to the worsening environmental conditions. 

Multiple agencies are calling for immediate action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

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