PUNTLAND, Somalia — The rains have failed three seasons in a row in Somalia, spiraling the majority of the country into severe drought. Some areas are facing the worst conditions in 40 years. Internal displacement from the drought has reached nearly 700,000 people and is projected to hit 1.4 million people as the situation worsens.
A lot is riding on the next rainy season. If the rains fail again, it would be disastrous.
"The severe drought worsens day by day. People are quite weak, and the livestock are dying. The humans are next if the rains don't come," said Faduma Hassan Hussein, a midwife working at a health clinic in the town of Qarxis.
Keep reading: Join Devex on the ground as we visit Somalia to document the stories of those affected by one of the most severe droughts in the country’s recent history.