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With Rainfall & Aid, Number Facing Starvation in Somalia Drops by Half a Million – But Crisis Persists

(New York Times/Jeffery Gettleman) NAIROBI, Kenya — The drought-induced famine crisis in Somalia has eased somewhat, United Nations officials said on Friday, with the number of people facing imminent starvation dropping to nearly 250,000 from 750,000 because of rainfall and increased aid deliveries. The situation remains bleak, however, and Somalia’s food security is still the …

With Rainfall & Aid, Number Facing Starvation in Somalia Drops by Half a Million – But Crisis Persists”