The New York Times published on 11 June 2022 an article titled "'We Burned Him and Kept Walking': Children Die as Somalis Flee Hunger" by Abdi Latif Dahir and dramatic photography by Malin Fezehai.
Somalia is facing the worst drought in four decades and a sharp rise in food prices caused by the war in Ukraine. About half the country's population faces acute food shortages. Up to 20 million people in Somalia and neighboring parts of Kenya and Ethiopia face the risk of starvation by the end of the year.
