The situation now is said to be worse than the crisis in 2003

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has appealed for extra resources to help thousands of severely malnourished children in Ethiopia.

The organisation says more than 126,000 children could be affected.

The World Food Programme says nearly 3m Ethiopians will need emergency food aid this year because of late rains and the high cost of food.

A BBC correspondent who visited a feeding centre says she saw a child whose arm was as thin as a man’s thumb.

Some aid agencies running food and medical units say they are being overwhelmed with cases.
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