getting into southern somalia. the un declared a famine in two regions of southern somalia. they say nearly 3 million people are suffering from acute malnutrition. they say that this is hitting that benchmark, that nearly a third of the people could die if they don t receive food aid fast. the worst hit zain are the children. we ve seen children here hungry, desperately in need of food aid and we ve even seen children dieing here. one father told me they just came here to find help. they didn t get what they wanted, hi buried his child sarah in the ground near us yesterday morning, zain. how difficult is it, david, because of the fighting going on in somalia as well for aid agencies to operate? reporter: el shabaab controls parts of southern somalia. they kicked out the un some time ago t. world food program and the un refugee agency is asking for assistance, asking for access to those areas. they need to give them assurance they will have the corridors to bring in aid sa