Somalia, which is witnessing one more famine after 20 years, is hit by many other problems too this time.
The foreign funding not coming in the way it should and extremist organizations not allowing food supply to enter the country are the biggest problems the drought hit country is facing.
Millions of people have left their villages in search of food and water. Many of them took refuge in foreign-run refugee centers after walking miles with their families to reach neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia.
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Hundreds of thousands face death and starvation in Somalia if the ongoing conflict in the region will keep international relief workers from reaching the affected areas, according to reports by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).ReutersA man leads a donkey transporting water containers in Barmil in this recently taken handout photo released on July 21, 2011. A wide swathe of east Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, has been hit by years of severe drought and the United Nations says two regions of southern Somalia are suffering the worst famine for 20 years, with 3.7 million people facing starvation.ReutersA Somali man leads his drought0stricken camels to a water point near Harfo, 70 km from Galkayo northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.ReutersA Somali man stands near his camels drinking water at a tank near Harfo, 70 km from Galkayo northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.ReutersA drought-stricken camel drinks water from a tank near Harfo, 70 km from Galkayo northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.ReutersAn internally displaced Somali girl carries a jerry-can of water at the Halabokhad IDP settlement in Galkayo, northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. Galkayo hosts over 60,000 internally displaced Somalis in 21 settlements and there are always new arrivals due to the prolonged drought. The United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia on Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action.ReutersWomen rush into a feeding centre in a camp established by the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) for the internally displaced people in Mogadishu July 20, 2011. The United Nations said on Wednesday two regions of southern Somalia had been hit by the worst famine in the area for 20 years and that 3.7 million people in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation risked starvation.ReutersInternally displaced Somali women wait for food aid at a camp in the capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.ReutersInternally displaced Somalis stand outside a makeshift Muslim Madrasah (Islamic school) at the Halabokhad IDP settlement in Galkayo, northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. Galkayo hosts over 60,000 internally displaced Somalis in 21 settlements and there are always new arrivals due to the prolonged drought. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.ReutersPeople are seen near water containers in Barmil in this recently taken handout photo released on July 21, 2011. A wide swathe of east Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, has been hit by years of severe drought and the United Nations says two regions of southern Somalia are suffering the worst famine for 20 years, with 3.7 million people facing starvation. In the village of Barmil, people wait for water because their wells are dry. They are dependent on donations and a water truck which comes and fills the town water tank up. Many walk 6 hours each way to fetch water.ReutersA boy stands next to a tree in Barmil in this recently taken handout photo released on July 21, 2011. A wide swathe of east Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, has been hit by years of severe drought and the United Nations says two regions of southern Somalia are suffering the worst famine for 20 years, with 3.7 million people facing starvation. In the village of Barmil, people wait for water because their wells are dry. They are dependent on donations and a water truck which comes and fills the town water tank up. Many walk 6 hours each way to fetch water.ReutersAn internally displaced Somali girl pushes a broken wheelbarrow to a water point at the Halabokhad IDP settlement in Galkayo northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. Galkayo hosts over 60,000 internally displaced Somalis in 21 settlements and there are always new arrivals due to the prolonged drought. The United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia on Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action.Reuters
