Somali famine spreads across other regions

2011-08-04 31

The UN says the famine gripping parts of southern Somalia has spread to three new areas of the country. Officials estimate the entire south is likely to be declared a famine zone within the next six weeks. Some 100,000 people have arrived in the capital Mogadishu in the last two months alone. Thousands more have sought refuge in Ethiopia, which is scarcely any better off. ... http://www.euronews.net/