Somalis walk for days as famine pushes war-racked nation deeper into abyss

World attention has waned, but still their plight continues: the poor and malnourished are walking days- some as long as a month- through territory known for its chaotic violence in order to escape the famine in Somalia. The Washington Post has an evocative article chronicling their courage and endurance.

Photo: HON; starving cattle in Somalia.