Aid workers say the next few weeks could be crucial in the battle against famine in the Horn of Africa.

There are hopes that rains, expected soon, might help ease the plight of millions of people. While attention has been focused on Ethiopia, other countries in the region are also stricken.

In parts of Kenya, there's been no rain for three years, leading to widespread suffering among its people.

The Turkana people of northern Kenya just sit for hours, silent and powerless, waiting for aid as they have lost everything to the drought.

Drought has ravaged this region, first claiming the animals and now the people.

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