Horn Of Africa Drought: A Vision Of Hell At The Dabaab Refugee Camp -- The Telegraph
As the Horn of Africa is threatened with famine the terrible human cost of drought is becoming clear, writes Ben Brown, the first broadcaster to reach Dadaab refugee camp.
It is more like a city than a refugee camp. It sprawls for 30 miles, and its population could soon be a staggering half a million. This is Dadaab, Africa's fastest-growing population centre - and all for the wrong reasons.
Drought and famine throughout the Horn of Africa is driving hungry and exhausted people from hundreds of miles around to this arid corner of northern Kenya, in the hope of finding food, medicines and water.
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More News On The Drought In The Horn Of Africa
UN: Somalia drought is worst humanitarian crisis -- AP
Great Famine of 2011: Tragedy looms in the Horn -- The Nation
Somalia Parched By Drought And Politics -- NPR (Audio)
Somalis escaping the drought flee to the capital -- BBC
Drought-hit Somalis flee to the capital Mogadishu -- NJ.com
Refugees flood into Somali camps -- BBC (Video)
Horn of Africa: 60 babies are dying every day -- The Independent
War, drought compounding Somalia exodus -- Reuters
Somalis gather in internal camps to escape drought -- BBC
Migrate, revolt or die; A Somali's only choices -- CBS
Ten million people at risk of starvation as East Africa gripped by worst drought in 60 years -- Mirror
Africa battles worst drought in 60 years, aid agencies warn -- Eat African
The African drought tragedy -- Al Jazeera
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