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Women and children walk for a month before reaching food

Published: Thursday, July 21, 2011

Women and children walk for a month before reaching food

For Somali women and children fleeing conflict and the worst drought in over 60 years means risking their lives. They walk through the desert with nothing but the clothes on their backs for as long as a month to get to a feeding shelter. The journey is a long and gruesome one with many dangers along the way.

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