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TOPSHOT - Turkana women carrying firewood walk past a carcass of a cow, in the area of Loiyangalani, which is the worst affected by the prolonged drought, in Marsabit, northern Kenya, on July 12, 2022. At least 18 million people across the Horn of Africa are facing severe hunger as the worst drought in 40 years devastates the region.Over four million are in Kenya's often-forgotten north, a number that has climbed steadily this year, as the crisis struggles to attract national attention in the midst of a hard-fought -- and expensive -- election campaign. (Photo by Simon MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)