Drought in parts of Africa puts children "one disease away from catastrophe": UNICEF

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Drought in parts of Africa puts children "one disease away from catastrophe": UNICEF

STORY: Drought in parts of Africa puts children "one disease away from catastrophe": UNICEF DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of dry soil and starving animals 2. various of people trying to salvage water from nearly dried watering hole 3. various of women and children affected by drought STORYLINE: Children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide, warned UNICEF on Tuesday. The number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water jumped from 9.5 million in February to 16.2 million in July, putting children and their families in increased danger of contracting illnesses like cholera and diarrhea, said UNICEF. Some 40 million children face high to extremely high levels of water vulnerability in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria as drought, conflict a

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