Why Can't Booming Ethiopia Handle This Year's Drought?

At the beginning of the year, 5.6 million Ethiopians were in need of food aid, primarily in the south and southeast of the country. That number recently jumped to 8.5 million, writes James Jeffrey for IRIN.

Caught in a dust storm outside an IDP camp near Gode, Ethiopia.

Cumulative rain fail in Ethiopia's Somali region.

Funding raised by appeals in Ethiopia.

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