43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year

At least 18,000 people are forecast to die in the first six months of this year.

A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died during the longest drought on record in Somalia last year (Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP)

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

An estimated 43,000 people died during the longest drought on record in Somalia last year, with half of them likely to have been children, according to a new report.