of the worst drought since the 1980 s. hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. a full blown famine, where households have no food children suffer acute malnutrition and people die every day from starvation is likely within a matter of weeks. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on somalia s last famine in 2011 in which a quarter of a million people died. he sent this report from a city at the heart of the current crisis. baby cries. in a crowded hospital in baidoa, 2 year old mohammed clings to life, week with hunger. this is the worst drought we ve ever been through, says his mother. i worry for all my children. another child is brought in with swollen limbs, a sign of severe malnutrition.
around iiam, she will try to reassert her authority and she will try to persuade us all of her vision for economic growth. the last few days, if they have told us anything, is some of the rhetoric and plans are harder to sell then she might have thought. are harder to sell then she might have thought- are harder to sell then she might have thou:ht. . ~ ,, . , , . have thought. thank you. that speech is at 11 o clock have thought. thank you. that speech is at 11 o clock and have thought. thank you. that speech is at 11 o clock and full have thought. thank you. that speech is at 11 o clock and full coverage - is at 11 o clock and full coverage on bbc television and radio. officials in somalia say the country needs help within weeks, or even days, to avert a full scale catastrophe caused by the worst drought in a0 years. the disaster is already killing young children in growing numbers, as thousands of families walk for days in search of food and work. 0ur africa correspondent andr
suspicion of helping an offender. rail services across the uk will be severely disrupted today as around 9,000 train drivers in the aslef union go on strike. the 24 hour walkout means there ll be no trains on lines run by firms including northern, avanti west coast and southeastern. other operators are running limited services, which will be very busy. officials in somalia say the country needs help within weeks, or even days, to avert a full scale catastrophe caused by the worst drought in 40 years. the disaster is already killing young children in growing numbers, as thousands of families walk for days in search of food and work. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has sent this report from baidoa a city at the heart of the crisis. baby cries. in a crowded hospital in baidoa, two year old mohammed clings to life, weak with hunger.
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she likes it here, their simple life. if only they also had tap water. and, finally, to india s west, the thar desert. barren landscape, dotted with women in bright colours. it s like the scenery changes, the walk the water remains. in scorching heat, often barefoot. baby cries. many times in a day. day, after day, after day. translation: married i women here are expected to keep their face covered. she tells me she and her four