Half of the deaths are thought to be in children, and many thousands more will die, a report says.
Nunney Hassnow Abdyow, one of many Somalis fleeing drought and conflict, pictured in a camp last NovemberAround 43,000 people may have died in Somalia last year after several failed rainy seasons, a new report from the Somali government and UN suggests.
The crisis is "far from over", with 18,000-34,000 more deaths expected in the first six months of this year."We are racing against time to prevent deaths and save lives that are avoidable," said World Health Organisation representative Dr Mamunur Rahman Malik. One problem has been getting aid into territory controlled by al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda and considered a terrorist group by both the US and UK.
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