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62,000 people displaced in Somalia due to drought, says IOM

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Mogadishu, April 24 (IANS) As many as 62,000 people have been displaced across five districts in Somalia since the beginning of the year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.According to the latest data released by IOM, three out of every four new displacements are due to drought and a 22 per cent increase from last year, which highlights the increasing severity of climate shocks.Chief of Mission for IOM Somalia, Manuel Pereira, said that “Drought is already forci…