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‘Britain could remain in drought until next summer’
Without sustained rainfall over the winter to restore water levels, there is a high risk parts of the country will be in drought by summer 2012, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has warned.
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Just 27 per cent of drought aid money going to Somalia
The Disasters Emergency Committee tells Channel 4 News that just over a quarter of money it has raised towards the Horn of Africa Appeal is going to Somalia, the epicentre of the drought crisis.
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Somalia drought ‘definitely getting worse’
More than one million children have been displaced by the disaster in east Africa, and one charity tells Channel 4 News the situation in Somalia is “definitely getting worse”.
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‘Stop talking and act now’ on Africa drought
As ministers meet in Rome to discuss how to get aid to the drought-hit Horn of Africa region, an aid worker in Somalia tells Channel 4 News they should “stop talking and act now” or children will die.
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UN calls emergency drought meeting
The UN’s food agency is set to hold emergency talks in Rome to urge donor countries for an extra $1.6bn in aid, amid the worst drought in east Africa for 60 years.
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Government: more money for East Africa drought sufferers
A £52.25m emergency aid package is being put together to help millions of starving people in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya hit by Africa’s worst drought in 50 years.
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Africa drought – a tough week to launch an appeal?
Seven days after the DEC launched its East Africa drought appeal Britons have donated £15m but Channel 4 News asks one charity boss whether news events elsewhere have affected donations.
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Aid agencies broadcast crisis appeal for drought victims
Leading aid agencies launch an appeal to help 10 million people in the grip of Africa’s worst drought in decades, as Oxfam tells Channel 4 News soaring local food prices are compounding the crisis.
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The struggle to aid starving Somalis in African drought
“I’ve left my children at home because I cannot watch them die.” Save the Children blogs for Channel 4 News on the Somalis left in desperation as they are forced to confront devastating drought.
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UN Somalia chief calls for urgent action on drought
The head of the UN in Somalia exclusively tells Channel 4 News he is “not sure the population can survive until the end of the year” unless urgent action is taken, amid the worst drought in 20 years.
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Somalis flee famine as drought grips east Africa
The mass exodus of starving Somali refugees is becoming an unbearable crisis as aid agencies launch an emergency appeal to help millions facing the worst east African drought in decades.
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Firework ban as US drought hits 4 July celebrations
Many states across the south of the United States are banning the use of fireworks for fear of starting more wildfires, as the nation’s severe drought continues.
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Pleas for aid as Africa drought sparks crisis
Ten million people across the Horn of Africa are being affected by the worst drought in 60 years. At the world’s largest refugee camp, aid agencies tell Channel 4 News people are facing desperation.
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Texas farmers hit by drought and wildfires
The US Government declares Texas a disaster area after a record drought and the state’s worst wildfire.
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East African drought ‘worst in 60 years’
A drought developing across the Horn of Africa is now the worst in 60 years – affecting 10 million people, according to the United Nations.