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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Ferris

Millions facing hunger and water crisis in Somalia as world focuses on war in Middle East

Madina Camp, close to the city of Baidoa in Somalia, flock around a water delivery in late March 2026 - (Mercy Corps)

The start of 2026 has not been easy for the residents of Madina Camp, on the outskirts of the city of Baidoa, in Somalia’s South West State.

According to Adan Adan Abdi, a sub-camp leader of around 50 people, there is an “urgent need” for both food and water, with thousands having migrated from rural areas to camps such as his amid a catastrophic drought that has devastated Somalia.

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