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9 dead, more at a risk as drought ravages Somalia

A Somali woman in a drought-hit region searching for food. FILE PHOTO | AFP

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

A severe drought has claimed the lives of at least nine people in Somalia's Galkayo District, media reported.

The state broadcaster, Mogadishu Radio, quoted Galkayo Mayor Hersi Yusuf Bare giving the statistics while warning that the situation could get worse.

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