2011-07-05 19:05:25

Somali refugee crisis killing children


The United Nation’s refugee agency has warned that hundreds of Somali children are dying during the journey to reach refugee camps.

54,000 people fled Somalia in June to camps on the borders with Kenya and Ethiopia _ triple the number in May _ with an unknown number of children under age 5 who are dying from hunger and exhaustion.

382,000 people have fled Somalia’s fast-escalating crisis, which is being compounded by one of the worst droughts to hit East Africa in decades. Listen: RealAudioMP3








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