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Somalia’s worst-ever drought leaves millions starving as Trump’s aid cuts and Iran war deepen hunger crisis

The Independent·Jack Denton·19 days ago
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Abdi Ahmed Farah, 70, has watched most of his hundreds of goats perish. For three years, steady rain has eluded his part of Somalia – a reality he never imagined possible. Now, burdened by debt from buying water, his reservoir is almost empty. His family subsists on a single daily meal of rice with sugar and oil, while his youngest child, born just three weeks ago, receives only occasional drops of breast milk from his wife. "I have considered abandoning my family because I cannot provide for them," Farah confessed, sitting protectively before his dwindling food supplies. Yet another devastating drought is gripping Somalia, a nation acutely vulnerable to climate shocks, affecting millions. Rivers have run dry, and crops have withered, leading experts to warn that this could be among the worst droughts in the country's history. The crisis is exacerbated by significant aid cuts, most notably from the Trump administration, and soaring global prices driven by the Iran war.…

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