World's Largest Refugee Camp

Somalis Flock By The Thousands To World's Largest Refugee Camp -- CNN

Dadaab, Kenya (CNN) -- Hundreds of Somali refugees arrived here Monday looking for food, water, shelter and hope. They are among 4,000 to 5,000 Somalis who arrive each week at this complex of three refugee camps in Kenya's North Eastern Province, nearly double the rate a year ago.

For many, their arrival at the Dadaab Refugee Camp marks the end of a trip of many miles on foot over many days in scorching heat. Several people said they had abandoned along the side of the road friends and relatives too weak to continue. They said they don't know their fate.

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My Comment: Somalia is repeating it's past history of famine and mass starvation. We can (and will) provide the necessary food aid, but as long as the underlying reasons for this catastrophe are not corrected (civil war, a government that is dysfunctional, etc.), the next crisis will occur again a few years from now.

Update: Famine to be officially declared in southern Somalia -- The Telegraph