According to local authorities, at least 13 children in southern Ethiopia have died of starvation as a result of ongoing conflicts and famine in the region.
The deaths were confirmed by a Konso district local official.
Crop failure, he said, continued to drive many people away from their homes and farms. According to the official, the district’s malnourished child population is rising, with more than 240 of them receiving hospital admissions.
According to the BBC, individuals in need are receiving aid, according to the government’s relief organization.
According to USAID, the Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought in decades, and 7 million children under the age of five are reportedly suffering from acute malnutrition. It is reported that 18 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia & Kenya are food insecure. Southern Ethiopia is one of the worst-affected regions.
