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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Child Malnutrition Soars in Ethiopia as Drought Worsens

Young children drink a high protein mix provided by the World Food Program (WFP) at Mekladida refugee camp in the Somali region of Ethiopia, Dec. 1, 2020. (AFP)

Tens of thousands of children in Ethiopia are suffering from the "most deadly" form of malnutrition as prolonged drought ravages the east and south of the country, British charity Save the Children said Thursday.

Four consecutive rainy seasons have failed in the Horn of Africa, with a fifth also expected to fare poorly, causing the worst drought in 40 years and a major hunger crisis spanning Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, AFP said.

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