Malnutrition and death plague camp in Somalia as drought worsens

There has been a malnutrition outbreak and at least one confirmed death from it at a displacement camp in the Gedo district of Somalia as severe drought worsens humanitarin conditions in the country, Islamic Relief aid workers there report. Humanitarian workers warn many more will die without urgent aid. The drought - caused by four consecutive failed rainy seasons - has wiped out crops, livestock and water sources, forcing millions of people to flee their land and seek aid. Islamic Relief says the impact of the escalating war in the Middle East is now make the situation even worse, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting global supplies and increasing the cost of fuel by as much as much as 134 % increasing food prices. The malnutrition and death occurred at Iftin camp near Bar