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People and livestock hit by drought in Somalia

08/12/2010

Severe drought is affecting livestock-dependent communities in central Somalia. Local leaders have appealed for urgent help for thousands of people at risk following the failure of autumn rains in the region of Mudug. One elder, Abdullahi Mahamud Nur, told Integrated Regional Information Networks: “We had very little Gu rain [long rains in...

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