Victim Number drought Kenya rises rapidly

nairobi - The number of victims of severe drought in Kenya is increasing rapidly. In a month's time is doubled from 1.3 to 2.7 million. At least 337,000 children have immediate help to survive. The Red Cross has decided to increase the supply of food and water considerably.

'I've seen people totally exhausted from hunger. They are so weakened that they can no longer work and barely able to walk again, 'said Red Cross director Gijs de Vries on the situation he found. 'I also very skinny children seen to be replenished as soon as possible. Immediate action is needed. '

The Kenyan government has in 23 provinces declared the emergency phase, in ten other vigilance. 95 percent of the water dried up in the largest province of Marsabit. In several places in the country's cholera outbreak by drinking contaminated water. Because of the drought, the harvest has largely failed.

In Somalia and Ethiopia, the situation is very worrying. In the Horn of Africa, more than 11 million people threatened by famine.