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Stephanie March in Somalia with photography by Matt Davis

Seven months pregnant and with four kids, Aisha faced an unbearable choice

Two kids play in Somalia, where a drought has killed tens of thousands in the last year. (Foreign Correspondent: Matt Davis)

Trapped between ruthless militants and the worst drought in four decades, a young Somali mother made an agonising decision.

It's mid-morning and 30-year-old Aisha Sugal crumples onto the dusty ground. Seven months' pregnant, she has just walked 30km a day for the past 10 days, with no food and very little water.

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