A humanitarian crisis is developing in the Horn of Africa and the world seems to be just watching. Up to 10 million people in Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia are starving because of a severe drought. A lack of rain means they have no food. At the Dadaab refugee camp in east Kenya, 1,000 people arrive each day. Some are close to death when they arrive. They receive some food and very basic medical care. The camp director predicts as many as half a million refugees will come. He asked the world to help before a bigger disaster happens.
One aid worker believes the world doesn’t care, telling the BBC: “We were supposed to have an early warning system but what is the point of warning the rest of world when it doesn't listen?” Another aid worker has to try and stop mothers letting their younger children die to give food to the older ones. "Some families had already prepared children for death and we had to…tell them: ‘No, this is not possible, this child is still alive and he can make it…It's hard but sometimes we win,” he said. (News English Lessons)
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