Slow drought response cost lives

Two leading charities, Oxfam and Save the Children have said that a slow response to the East Africa drought cost thousands of lives. The charities say that there were warning signs of the drought in August 2010, but little action was taken by governments or NGOs until July 2011. The ongoing drought that has hit Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is estimated to have cost up to 100,000 lives.

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