(Nairobi 8 Reuters) skinny dying babies, starving to death upland cattle, a picture of startling images, as if calling to the world: "Please save them." Global poverty in Africa to the east, encountered 60 maximum drought years, with food prices soar and 12 million people dying in the famine.
Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are the hardest hit, the Somali armed groups also allow non-Muslim institutions to an unprecedented rescue, the United Nations and major relief organizations called for a global emergency assistance, a hope for life.
East Africa 200 million population, has 40% of malnutrition, this fragile place since last year, suffered another major shock - La Nina phenomenon is not caused by a serious drought of 10 years, plummeted to the normal rainfall of 5% to 50 %, a serious loss of crop income. Drought, we are faced with soaring food prices, corn has soared since last July, 160%, the retail prices of red sorghum, surged 169%, it must be hungry animal, it is estimated 480,000 children with severe malnutrition.
Civil wars in Somalia, is one of the worst affected countries, 1 / 3 of the population that is less than 280 million people of food, 1 / 3 of children are malnourished, 60 percent in some areas livestock deaths. Oxfam's humanitarian director Cockin said: "This is the worst food crisis in the 21st century, I fear that soon will lose a lot of lives." Southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, have large numbers of people starve, the UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Bi Wales Office spokesman said: "We have not seen this 60 years of serious drought." famine estimated to reach 12 million.
Hungry people everywhere, even the hated infidels of Somali Islamic militant armed organization "Youth Party" (al-Shabaab), also first time declared that "All Muslim and non-Muslim" foreign aid organizations, to rescue the area they control, and ensure that they "can free. "
Influx of refugees caused famine
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees statistics, this year there are 60,000 refugees fled to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, fled for help has reached 13 million people.
In 肯雅达达布 the world's largest refugee camp, has lived 35 million people, now there are 800 children on foot every day for several days to arrive. They are severely malnourished, but has been very fortunate to be able to come because many people died en route.
"Save the Children" (Save the Children) quoted one mother said she left six children alone to escape, because they can not watch starvation.
Drought or the last six months
Drought may continue for six months, Oxfam UK by the 14 aid agencies of "disaster emergency committee," said the much-needed 8500 pounds (about RM400 million) to provide food to the victims.
Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are the hardest hit, the Somali armed groups also allow non-Muslim institutions to an unprecedented rescue, the United Nations and major relief organizations called for a global emergency assistance, a hope for life.
East Africa 200 million population, has 40% of malnutrition, this fragile place since last year, suffered another major shock - La Nina phenomenon is not caused by a serious drought of 10 years, plummeted to the normal rainfall of 5% to 50 %, a serious loss of crop income. Drought, we are faced with soaring food prices, corn has soared since last July, 160%, the retail prices of red sorghum, surged 169%, it must be hungry animal, it is estimated 480,000 children with severe malnutrition.
Civil wars in Somalia, is one of the worst affected countries, 1 / 3 of the population that is less than 280 million people of food, 1 / 3 of children are malnourished, 60 percent in some areas livestock deaths. Oxfam's humanitarian director Cockin said: "This is the worst food crisis in the 21st century, I fear that soon will lose a lot of lives." Southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, have large numbers of people starve, the UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Bi Wales Office spokesman said: "We have not seen this 60 years of serious drought." famine estimated to reach 12 million.
Hungry people everywhere, even the hated infidels of Somali Islamic militant armed organization "Youth Party" (al-Shabaab), also first time declared that "All Muslim and non-Muslim" foreign aid organizations, to rescue the area they control, and ensure that they "can free. "
Influx of refugees caused famine
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees statistics, this year there are 60,000 refugees fled to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, fled for help has reached 13 million people.
In 肯雅达达布 the world's largest refugee camp, has lived 35 million people, now there are 800 children on foot every day for several days to arrive. They are severely malnourished, but has been very fortunate to be able to come because many people died en route.
"Save the Children" (Save the Children) quoted one mother said she left six children alone to escape, because they can not watch starvation.
Drought or the last six months
Drought may continue for six months, Oxfam UK by the 14 aid agencies of "disaster emergency committee," said the much-needed 8500 pounds (about RM400 million) to provide food to the victims.
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