ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — The United Nations on Tuesday warned that a shortage of food and water was worsening the effects of a searing drought in Ethiopia’s restive Somali region.

“The overall humanitarian situation in the region has worsened due to progressive shortages of water and food,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement. More on UN says drought worsening in Ethiopian restive region