Somali children could 'die of hunger'

More than 58,000 children risk starving to death in Somalia because of a severe drought, the UN has warned.

"The level of malnutrition, especially among children, is of serious concern, with nearly 305,000 children under the age of five years acutely malnourished," said UN aid chief for Somalia Peter de Clercq. 

"We estimate that 58,300 children face death if they are not treated," he added. 

Some 950,000 people "struggle every day to meet their food needs," the UN said, adding that 4.7 million people in total, or nearly 40% of the population were in need of aid. 

Many Somalis have been forced by conflict and a lack of rain to flee to refugee camps