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Worst Drought In 60 Years: 12 Million Africans Face ‘Fight For Survival’

07/07/2011 8:55 am 0 comments

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The United Nations says malnutrition among child refugees fleeing the drought in Somalia has reached alarming rates. Drought and famine are affecting millions of people in the Horn of Africa. NBC’s Rohit Kachroo reports.

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