A woman drives a donkey caravan in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in The drought-stricken Masabit County, Kenya, on August 26.
THE HORN OF AFRICA IS SUFFERING ITS WORST DROUGHT IN 40 YEARS, AFFECTING AT LEAST 10 MILLION CHILDREN, UNICEF said recently.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Dong Jianghui
People stand in an arid village in the town of Lesamis, Masabit County, Kenya, on August 26.
A child in an arid village in the town of Lesamis, Masabit County, Kenya, on 26 August.
On 26 August, people go to a water intake point in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis, Masabit County, Kenya.
A woman holding a child stands in an arid village in the town of Lesamis, Masabit County, Kenya, on August 26.
A child walks in an arid village in the drought-stricken town of Laisamis in Masabit County, Kenya, on 26 August.
Children return home from school in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Kenya's Masabit County on August 26. They need to walk 5 km from school home.
A cow eats dry branches in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Masabit County, Kenya, on August 27. More than 70 cattle in the cattle herding man's family have died due to drought, and only about 20 have survived so far.
A herd of cattle leaves after drinking water at a drinking point in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Masapit County, Kenya, on August 27.
A herd of cattle drinks water at a drinking point in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Masabit County, Kenya, on August 27.
Children attend school in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Masabit County, Kenya, on August 26. Affected by the drought, half of the school's students are unable to attend school.
A girl fetching water looks out from the side of a road in the drought-stricken town of Lesamis in Masabit County, Kenya, on Aug. 26.
Source: Xinhua Net