4m Somalis need aid as famine spreads

FAMINE has spread into one more region of Somalia and more than 4 million Somalis now need aid, the United Nations said yesterday.

Hundreds of Somalis are dying every day, the UN Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia found in its latest surveys. At least half of them are children.

About 750,000 more people may die from famine in the next four months if there is no adequate response, the UN report said, an increase of 66% from July.