Hunger expected in Somalia despite El Nino

NAIROBI: Hunger and malnutrition are expected to fall in Somalia this year despite flooding and drought caused by El Nino and thousands of new arrivals from Yemen and Kenya, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

But one in two people still need aid in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. More than 300,000 children under five are acutely malnourished, 56,000 of whom face death if not treated.