Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks

A mother and her five children arrived in Baidoa after a two-week trek with no food, a human snapshot of families fleeing prolonged drought.
Baidoa now hosts about 1.6 million people—nearly half displaced—facing severe shortages of food, clean water and rising child malnutrition.
Aid groups warn El Niño–linked heavy rains later this year could bring flooding, disease and make an already dire situation much worse.