somalia has a long history of droughts. but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population, nearly eight million people, are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is re
term in office at the communist party congress. and the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. we begin in iran where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital, tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. in a tweet the us state department says: gunshots officials say that seven people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. we can now speak to jared genser, who s a lawyer representing siamak namazi an iranian american, whose family said he was taken back into custody to the prison, this week after a temporary release. thank you for talking to us. have you had any contact with your client? your clien
santiago sees the return of the zombie walk after a three year gap due to coronavirus. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. officials say that eight people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. in a tweet the us state department says: jared genser is a lawyer representing siamak namazi who is a jailed iranian american, whose family say they haven t heard from him. we haven t had contact with him since word came out about the clashes, gunfire, explosions, etc. we have no idea where he is or how he is doing and we would call on the government of iran to immediately enable him to call his family i