Famine zones in Somalia halved as aid cuts death rate
That good news was tempered by warnings that 250,000 Somalis face imminent starvation, and that military battles are preventing food deliveries.
The US and UN food agencies downgraded the famine rating in three areas of Somalia to emergency status but said three other areas — including the refugee communities of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu — remain in the famine zone.
