13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

Pastoralists

Pastoralists walk among carcasses of some of their sheep and goats in Marsabit County, northern Kenya, on January 29, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP

An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday.

Three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981, the UN agency said.