Severe drought results in large-scale loss of life in Horn of Africa: UNOCHA

ADDIS ABABA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- More funding is immediately required to curb a rising large-scale loss of life across the Horn of Africa as the region faces severe drought in its recent history, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned.

"The threat of large-scale loss of life is rising each day and more funding is immediately required to enable humanitarian partners to respond at-scale to this once-in-a-generation crisis," the UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued late Monday.