New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and forecasts up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year
released by the Somalian government suggests that far more children died in the country last year due to the ongoing drought than previously realised.due to the deepening drought compared with similar droughts in 2017 and 2018.
Accurate statistics are difficult to compile from a population spread across remote areas, and with about three million people displaced from their homes. The highest death rates are thought to be in the regions of south-central Somalia, including Bay, Bakool and Banadir, that are the worst hit by drought.
“At the same time, we are optimistic that if we can sustain our ongoing and scaled-up health and nutrition actions, and humanitarian response to save lives and protect the health of our vulnerable, we can push back the risk of famine for ever.”
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