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Woman (29) forced to leave son (4) to die
11 Aug 2011 at 21:22hrs | Views
Dadaab - Wardo Mohamud Yusuf walked for two weeks with one child on her back when her 4-year-old son collapsed at her side.
The 29-year-old asked the families she was travelling with for help, but they continued on their way. Then she had to make a choice no parent should have to make. Yusuf left her 4-year-old behind.
Now at a refugee camp in Kenya, Yusuf says she is reliving the pain of abandoning her son.
Parents fleeing Somalia's devastating famine are having to make unimaginably cruel choices: Which children have the best chance to survive when food and water run low? Who should be left behind?
The US estimates that more than 29 000 Somali children under age 5 have died in the country's famine the last three months.
The 29-year-old asked the families she was travelling with for help, but they continued on their way. Then she had to make a choice no parent should have to make. Yusuf left her 4-year-old behind.
Parents fleeing Somalia's devastating famine are having to make unimaginably cruel choices: Which children have the best chance to survive when food and water run low? Who should be left behind?
The US estimates that more than 29 000 Somali children under age 5 have died in the country's famine the last three months.
Source - Sapa
