Twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, and they are in desperate need of help.The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia, calling for a widespread international response to end the suffering.Thousands of Somalis have been fleeing the country each week in search of food, water and shelter -- many of them walking for days in the sweltering sun toward refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Nearly half a million children are at risk of dying from malnutrition and disease.
Relief organizations are calling on the international community to join together to end the crisis, and they're working to gain entrance into areas with limited humanitarian access.
Feeding America reports that more than 37 million people, one in eight Americans -- including 14 million children and nearly 3 million seniors -- receive ... There are ways you can help.Save the Children is feeding underweight children, providing life-saving medical treatment, and getting clean water to remote communities in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
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