00:00Somalia is teetering on the brink of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
00:04That's the warning from the Red Cross.
00:06It says 6.5 million people are facing acute hunger from a prolonged drought that continues to ravage livelihoods.
00:14Herder Abdul Qadir Mohamed Farah lost 90% of his goats and two-thirds of his camels in under a
00:21year.
00:22We are facing a lack of rain.
00:25The livestock, both camels and goats, have been lost.
00:28Now we fear that people may follow.
00:31The animals are dying. They have nothing to eat.
00:34Take me as an example.
00:36I had 500 goats. Only 50 remain.
00:39I had 70 camels. 20 are left.
00:41These are what remain. That's what remains.
00:45Livestock deaths are wiping out families' food and income, forcing thousands into displacement camps.
00:51After two failed rainy seasons, fears are growing of a return of the catastrophic hunger crisis of 2022.
01:01The fighting has caused displacement.
01:04The drought is also causing displacement.
01:07A lot of displaced people are moving to the big towns and to areas where they can find water.
01:13In general, needs are increasing.
01:15The situation will become more desperate if the rains don't come soon.
01:23Aid cuts are compounding the misery, forcing programs to close and slashing food, water and health support.
01:30Without urgent rains and more funding, the Red Cross warns millions could slide into emergency hunger.
01:38The Red Cross warns millions could slide into emergency hunger.
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