UNICEF has said that more than five lakh Somali children are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year

The UNICEF has said that more than five lakh Somali children are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year.
It said that over 700 children had died last week in nutrition centres across the country.
The United Nations has also warned that parts of Somalia will be hit by famine in coming months as the Horn of Africa region faces a fifth consecutive failed rainy season.
In 2011, more than two lakh Somalis killed due to famine.