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Somalia's waiting game – AlJazeera English

Why is aid not reaching those most in need?

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Somalia: Al-Jazeera speaks to Somali model Iman

http://youtu.be/sXmUh7fJOms Somalia Al-Jazeera speaks to Somali model Iman about the crisis 20/08/11.

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U.S. Somalis try to help back home

http://youtu.be/8aeq4WNW1-k Minneapolis has a large Somali community. CNN traveled there to see what they are doing to assist families back home.

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Starvation crisis in Somalia – CBS

A drought in the horn of Africa has destroyed crops for more than a year, putting 12 million people at risk of starvation.

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Somalia: MSF Malnutrition Ward Is "Beyond Full"

The effects of ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa region have intensified the situation in Somalia, already precarious due to 20 years of violent conflict: food prices have gone up, livestock are dying, and humanitarian aid in the country is scarce.

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Race for Food in Famine-ravaged Somalia

http://youtu.be/dd6rO4ZxSuU In Kenya and Somalia, doctors are racing to get malnourished children fed as a devastating famine ravishes the Horn of Africa.

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Famine spreads to more areas of Somalia – UN

United Nations Headquarters, New York City, 3 August 2011 – The United Nations today declared a famine in three more areas in drought-ravaged Somalia, bringing to five the number of regions in the Horn of Africa country where acute malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people.

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Rain adds misery to drought in Africa

http://youtu.be/RODQxn1_7h8 Displaced victims of drought in Somalia have taken shelter after torrential downpours.

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Somalia famine: videos of APTN must see

http://www.vimeo.com/26270391 09/07/2011 Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing drought in East Africa are walking for days in search of food and water. The situation, say aid agencies, is now extremely serious. Many of those fleeing have come to Dadaab in the north-eastern province of Kenya, near the borders of Ethiopia and Somalia. More videos below.

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Famine worsens in Horn of Africa-NewsonABC

Starving people flock to a refugee complex on the border of Somalia and Kenya as a drought crisis becomes more severe.

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