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Kufu Mohamed cries outside his tukul as his mother Amima arrives home with the body of his four-year-old sister Michu who died of malnutrition near Sheshemene, southern Ethiopia, June 8, 2008. Kufu, which also suffers of malnutrition, was later taken to a Medicine Sans Frontieres intensive care unit. Some 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid due to failed rains and high food prices, reviving grim memories of the country's 1984-1985 famine, which killed more than 1 million. Picture taken June 8, 2008. |
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Amina Nanessa Mohamed cries as she arrives at her home with the body of her four-year-old daughter Michu who died of malnutrition near Sheshemene, southern Ethiopia June 8, 2008. About 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid due to failed rains and high food prices, reviving grim memories of the country's 1984-1985 famine, which killed more than 1 million. Picture taken June 8, 2008.
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Seven year old malnourished Teybo Negussie is watched over by her mother , Thursday, June 5 , 2008 after she was admitted to a Doctors Without Borders treatment centre in the southern Ethiopian town of Shashamane.
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Six year old malnourished Tariken Lakamu waits for food aid , Friday, June 6, 2008 in the southern Ethiopian town of Shashamane. (AP Photo/Anita Powell) |
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An Ethiopian woman holds her severely malnourished child. REUTERS (ETHIOPIA) |
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A mother takes care of her malnourished baby during the treatment at a stabilisation centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in Shashemene, Oromiya region in this May 24, 2008 picture. Ethiopia said on Tuesday that 4.5 million of its people needed emergency food aid -- more than 1 million more than an earlier estimate of 3.4 million. High food prices and the failure of rains have cast Africa's second most populous nation into a crisis reminiscent of its devastating 1984-1985 famine, which killed more than 1 million. Picture taken May 24, 2008. REUTERS(ETHIOPIA) |
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Women queue with their babies to be screened at a Medecins Sans Frontieres facility for an outpatient programme in Fajigole, a village near Shashemene, Oromiya region in this May 23, 2008 picture. Ethiopia said on Tuesday that 4.5 million of its people needed emergency food aid -- more than 1 million more than an earlier estimate of 3.4 million. High food prices and the failure of rains have cast Africa's second most populous nation into a crisis reminiscent of its devastating 1984-1985 famine, which killed more than 1 million. Picture taken May 23, 2008.
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Ethiopian child Bizunesh Hidana 3-year-old weighing less than 10 pounds (four kilograms) is seen at an emergency feeding center in southern Ethiopia, Friday May 9, 2008 . The U.N. World Food Program estimates that 2.7 million Ethiopians will need emergency food aid because of late rains — nearly double the number who needed help last year. An additional 5 million of Ethiopia's 80 million people receive aid each year because they never have enough food, whether harvests are good or not. (AP Photo/Anita Powell) |
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Ayantu Tamon (C) sits with her severely malnourished three-year-old son, Hirbu, in her lap surrounded by other mothers and children at Rophi Catholic Church in Siraro in southern Ethiopia May 16, 2008. United Nations Children's Agency (UNICEF) estimates 126,000 Ethiopian children are suffering from severe malnutrition and another 6 million are at risk of malnutrition due to drought. Picture taken May 16, 2008.
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Shaleme Killa, a severely malnourished three-year-old boy, cries in his mother's arms at a hospital in Shashamene, south of Addis Ababa, May 16, 2008. United Nations Children's Agency (UNICEF) estimates 126,000 Ethiopian children are suffering from severe malnutrition and another 6 million are at risk of malnutrition due to drought. Picture taken May 16, 2008.
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THE 2008 FAMINE IN ETHIOPIA 
More than 3 million Ethiopians will need food aid in the coming months as the country faces a new famine.