EXCERPT: “It makes me want to scream, but instead I nearly cry.” CNN’s Anderson Cooper reports –
Dadaab, Kenya (CNN) — Right now, this may be the most desperate place on Earth.
“A drought, not seen in 60 years, compounded with near complete lawlessness and utter disregard for human life has made it so.
“It is hard to imagine, but dust and starvation are nearly everywhere you look, and the world’s largest refugee camp is thick with misery on this night. The smell is a combination of the acrid sweetness associated with malnourishment, anxious sweat and diesel fuel.
“The fuel is used to keep away the swarming flies. It stinks more than it repels.”
Read more and see a video at CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/09/largest.refugee.camp/index.html