People in a region including Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya face the driest conditions recorded since 1981, raising fears of a major humanitarian crisis.
Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the United Nations World Food Program.driest conditions recorded since 1981
Drought conditions are affecting pastoral and farming communities across southern and southeastern Ethiopia, southeastern and northern Kenya, and south-central Somalia. Malnutrition rates are high in the region.
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