Babies die as Somalia faces worst drought in 40 years

Somali displaced girl Sadia Ali, 8, drinks water from a tap at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

The graves of twin sisters Ebla and Abdia who died of hunger are seen at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24. Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny...more

Amina Hassan Aden sits with her children Yonis Saleban, 1, Abdulahi Saleban, 3, and Isnino Saleban, 9, inside their makeshift shelter at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24. REUTERS/Feisal...more

Civilians walk at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Civilians gather outside their makeshift shelters at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. More than 6 million Somalis need aid to survive. In the camp, people make homes from orange tarpaulins and...more

Rukia Yacoub, deputy director for the World Food Programme in East Africa visits the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Internally displaced children pose for a photo next to a donkey-cart outside their makeshift shelters at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24.  REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Abdia Aden Mohamed rests with her 8-month-old child Ayan Hassan and 5-year-old Iqra Hasan inside their makeshift shelter in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. With global focus on Ukraine, aid agencies and the United Nations are desperate to attract...more

Yackub Hassan Saney, 82, sits inside his makeshift shelter at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Internally displaced women collect water from a pan at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. Early intervention is crucial to staving off famine looming over six areas of Somalia, which is home to...more

Kafia Noor, 5, stands near the grave of her twin sisters Ebla and Abdia who died of hunger at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia May 24. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Civilians gather outside their makeshift shelters at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. The U.N. plan to provide emergency aid is only 15% funded. So far, 2.8 million people have received aid....more

Halima Hassan Abdullahi points at the graves of her daughter's twins Ebla and Abdia, who died of hunger. There is only enough cash for about half the people in the Kaxareey camp. Abdullahi's family is not one of the lucky ones. She has not seen...more

Abdia Aden Mohamed rests with her 8-month-old child Ayan Hassan inside their makeshift shelter at the Kaxareey camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Abdulahi Hassan, 3, walks at the Kaxareey  camp for the internally displaced people in Dollow, Gedo region of Somalia. Hunger often weakens the children before diseases claim them. REUTERS/Feisal Omar