Hundreds of ramshackle settlements have sprung up across Somalia in recent months to house the 670,000 people who have lost everything to the droughtSitting in the sand by the side of an empty road, Hamdi Mohammed gestured to the shack of wooden sticks and torn-up old clothes she calls home. Just a few months ago, she belonged to a prosperous family that owned nearly 100 head of cattle. Now she has nothing. The journey took four days. SponsoredHundreds of ramshackle settlements like this have sprung up across Somalia in recent months to house the 670,000 people who have lost everything to the drought.

Source: The Times April 24, 2022 15:31 UTC