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Somalia drought blamed for some 43,000 deaths, half of them children, as climate change and conflict collide

Por: CBS News World March 20, 2023

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Nairobi, Kenya — A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children. It is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa, and the report made it clear the crisis is far from over. At least 18,000 people are forecast to die in the first six months of this year, according to the report released Monday... + full article



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