(29 Jul 2011) HEADLINE: Thousands seek aid in famine-stricken Africa
CAPTION: A plane carrying 10 tons of urgently needed nutritional supplements to treat malnourished children has landed in famine-hit Somalia. (July 27)
Thousands of Somalians are flocking to the capital for this...
Aid groups are handing out flour and other food parcels as the country endures one of its worst droughts in 60 years.
NAT SOUND SOMALI
This woman says she used to be a farmer but lost all of her crops and livestock.
However she says she''s happy today because at least she''s getting some food.
It may though be too late for many others.
Officials have warned that 800-thousand children could die across the Horn of Africa.
But aid groups aren''t just battling the famine.
Militants are preventing many organizations from being able to reach more than 2 million people who need their help and that''s forcing many of them to flee to bigger cities.
The U-N says another 10 tons of aid has been flown in to treat malnourished children.
However aid groups say all told, more than 11 point three million people need aid across the region.
The Associated Press
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