While drought may not bring famine — the widespread scarcity of food may cause starvation —Ocha says two districts in southern Somalia’s Bay region are approaching this level. Ocha is reporting that the rains for the comings months will be just as poor as in earlier seasons. Another 7.8 million in Somalia and 4.2 million in Kenya need food. We urgently need support to prevent famine,” said Abdirahman Abdishakur, Somalia’s special envoy for drought response. Ocha, however noted that while drought may have destroyed food sources, global crises are responsible for high food prices.

Source: Daily Nation September 24, 2022 10:28 UTC