Due to chronic hunger and the risk of water-borne disease, UNICEF warns that children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in shockingly large numbers if immediate aid is not given.In just five months, the number of drought-affected people lacking reliable access to clean water in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia increased from 9.5 million to 16.2 million.Children in the Sahel, meanwhile, are highly vulnerable to water shortages.From 9.5 million in February to 16.2 million in July, the number of drought-affected people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia lacking reliable access to clean water grew, putting children and their families at an increased risk of getting diseases including cholera and diarrhoea.Drought, conflict, and insecurity are the main factors responsible for water insecurity in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, where 40 million children are at high to extremely high risk of water vulnerability
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