A woman and her two children died of hunger and thirst in southwestern Somalia, as the local administration on Sunday feared more deaths due to the ongoing drought in the Bakool province.
Rabdhure District Commissioner told local media that the district is severely affected by the drought and that he fears that more people will die as a result of water and food scarcity, as well as malnutrition.
The regional administration alleged Alshabab group is blocking the region that makes it difficult for people to receive an immediate humanitarian relief. They added that the current situation is beyond the regional administration’s capacity to handle, as humanitarian aid from Bakool province has yet to reach the affected area.
Over 4.3 million people need humanitarian assistance in the Horn of African country due to the climate change-related drought in Somalia, which is currently battling one of its worst droughts in decades.
