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COVER STORIES, Page 48AFRICASomalia's Descent into Desperation
At the epicenter of Africa's grief and suffering is Somalia,
reduced to a state of virtually irredeemable misery by war and
starvation. Savage civil strife among clans has destroyed the
capital of Mogadishu and killed 150,000 people since the
government was overthrown 19 months ago. The survivors in this
mostly desert land are victims of a famine that threatens the
lives of 1.8 million of Somalia's nearly 6 million people. After
months of internal resistance and foreign indifference, aid is
finally coming. A U.S. food airlift announced in mid-August has
just begun to bring relief, as officials struggle to distribute
supplies safely amid the political anarchy and prevent even
worse fighting over the food itself.