“We are calling for Somali businessmen and generous people to act quickly to help us and these kids dying of malnutrition” he spelled out.
At least seven toddlers were reported to have died of malnutrition in southern Somalia as drought ravages the region.
“There are ten more children are right now suffering lack of nutrition as no aid organization is operating in the area” 57 year old Madnuris Ali told All Headline News by telephone in Afgoye town, about 30 kilometers south of Mogadishu.
Children are the most vulnerable in the society, because they can not bear hunger and thirst any more, the elderly man said.
“We are calling for Somali businessmen and generous people to act quickly to help us and these kids dying of malnutrition” he spelled out.
Ali said that the Lower Shabelle region was the hardest hit by the drought as dozens of people have already died of hunger and thirst in the last few months.
Early this year, more than ten children under the age of 5 have died of hunger and thirst in southern and central Somalia.
Somalia's shattered political system also complicates the matter. The terror group, al Shabaab, has already banned more than 20 international relief agencies, even as the capital is overrun with refugees fleeing drought and violent conflict with their children having the toughest in their life.
Most aid agencies have now offices in districts controlled by the U.N.-backed transnational federal government, but delivering aid to those who are in need remains a great challenge.
Source: www.allheadlinenews.com
Oh' that was so sad! I wish the government can have a better solution in this problem.
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