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Camels wait for water in Somalia

Camels wait for their turn to drink water from a tank near Harfo, northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.
Camels wait for their turn to drink water from a tank near Harfo, northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in.Thomas Mukoya / Reuters
By Phaedra Singelis

Rather than pictures of starving children, this photographer chose camels as a way of illustrating the drought and famine affecting parts of Africa. The UN officially declared a famine in two areas of Somalia today.

More photos from the famine in our slideshow.

Phaedra Singelis