MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. MARCH 9 2017. Recently arrived internally displaced women and children at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of people have poured into the Somali capital over the past few weeks in search for food and water at the severe drought takes hold in remote rural regions. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOR, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. A badly malnourished baby in IDP camp in Dinsor, Somalia. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOR, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. An Internally Displaced Persons camp in Dinsor, Somalia. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. March 6 2017. An elderly Internally Displaced Woman sits in a tent in a camp in central Mogadishu. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, MARCH 7 2017. Somali women and a baby wait for humanitarian aid registration at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, MARCH 7 2017. A Somali woman waits before registering for humanitarian aid at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu. Personal details and fingerprints are recorded before applicants receive a World Food Program 'SCOPE' credit card which allows the beneficiary an allowance to spend cash at local food vendors. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, SOMALIA - MARCH 8: An UNHAS (UN Humanitarian Air Service) plane in Dinsoor in central Somalia. UNHAS is a service critical to field assessments for both security and distribution as well moving humanitarian workers. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. A Somali woman reaches out for aid at a World Food Program food distribution center in Dinsoor, Central Somalia. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

In the western desert town of Dinsoor, newly arrived drought victims rush toward food supplies delivered by the UN's World Food Program. According to a United Nations February 2017 report, famine could soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. With the rainy season due in April, the probability of full-out famine will become a stark reality if the season again provides a lower than needed rainfall amount. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage Somalia, 2017 In the western desert town of Dinsoor, newly arrived drought victims rush toward food supplies delivered by the UN's World Food Program. OCHA/Giles Clarke According to a United Nations February 2017 report, famine could soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. With the rainy season due in April, the probability of full-out famine will become a stark reality if the season again provides a lower than needed rainfall amount. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA - 8 March 2017. A cholera-stricken woman with her children in a former prison in Wajid, Somalia. Somalia is in the grip of an intense drought, induced by consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. The country is on the brink of a famine, just six years after another famine led to the loss of a quarter of a million lives. In the worst-affected areas, inadequate rainfall and lack of water have wiped out crops and killed livestock, leaving half the population (6.2 million people) in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 3 million of these people cannot meet their daily food requirements. Over a quarter of a million people fled their homes between November 2016 and the end of February 2017. More than 11,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera have been reported, including 268 related deaths, as drought conditions worsen across the country. (Source: UN OCHA) Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. A father sits by his cholera-stricken child in a former prison in the remote central Somali town of Dinsoor. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing the a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. Cholera-stricken victims in a former prison in the remote central Somali town of Dinsoor. Cholera has now taken hold in remote areas as water sources become scarce and that available has become expensive to buy. Villagers affected, mostly in the southern part of the country, have resorted to drinking stagnant and dirty water with the last count of cholera victims now past 7,500. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

DINSOOR, BAY REGION, SOMALIA. March 8 2017. Scenes from a World Food Program supplemental nutrition center in Dinsoor, Central Somalia. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. MARCH 9 2017. Recently arrived internally displaced women and children wait in a 'wet-food' line at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of people have poured into the Somali capital over the past few weeks in search for food and water at the severe drought takes hold in remote rural regions. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. MARCH 9 2017. Recently arrived internally displaced women and children wait in a 'wet-food' line at a World Food Program center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of people have poured into the Somali capital over the past few weeks in search for food and water at the severe drought takes hold in remote rural regions. According to an United Nations February 2017 OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report, famine could very soon be a reality in Somalia, largely due consecutive and severe drought. There are already worrying similarities to the situation in 2011, when 260,000 died. In the worst affected areas, chiefly rural communities, crops have been wiped out and livestock died, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow money and food to survive. Some 6.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 3 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and need urgent humanitarian assistance. UN humanitarian efforts, from UN agencies such as UN OCHA, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF as well as on the ground NGO's, are all in overdrive mode providing a combination of food distribution, access and security as well as medical support and treatment. Photograph by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage