Famine Threatens Parts of Sub-Saharan Africa
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cyclical">cyclical</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Ni">Ni</span>ñ<span word="o">o</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> 80. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Puntland">Puntland</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> 1.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Communities">Communities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="income">income</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Clercq">Clercq</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="futile">futile</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pastures">pastures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="Hawo">Hawo</span> <span word="Rayab">Rayab</span>.</p>
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