Ethiopian children suffer ‘deadliest form’ of malnutrition
The charity Save the Children is warning that about 185,000 Ethiopian children are suffering from the deadliest form of malnutrition.
It says children, especially small ones, are suffering the most from famine, with much of Ethiopia gripped by the worst drought for 40 years.
Save the Children’s country director, Xavier Joubert, says the expanding drought is wearing down their resilience, already weakened by conflict and Covid.
With four rainy seasons already missed, and a fifth likely, the charity says 30 million Ethiopians need humanitarian assistance.
Parts of neighbouring Kenya and Somalia are also affected by drought.
By BBC
