Drought threatens millions in Horn Africa

rijswijk - The lives of eleven million people at risk due to severe drought in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. People do not have enough water for crops or livestock, the Red Cross warns. 'Even camels, which normally drought resistant die now.'

The aid agency fears a repeat of the famine in 2011. 'Just died in Somalia, after a quarter of a million people,' says director Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré from the African branch of the aid organization. 'We can do something to prevent a disaster like then, but only if we take immediate action. '

The first Somalis were already deceased from lack of food. In other countries in the harrowing situation. For example, dried up water sources in Kenya and Ethiopia is struggling according to the Red Cross not only drought, but also with an influx of refugees from Somalia.

According to the charity's definitely 13 million needed needed to help affected residents of the country. Save the Childen also warns that tens of thousands of families in Somalia have left their homes to search for food, water and a place to graze their cattle.