UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than 2 million men, women and children could die of starvation in Somalia by summer’s end if international aid is not sent quickly to the African country.
U.N. Undersecretary-General Mark Lowcock says about $700 million is needed after a rainless season that has killed livestock and crops.
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