‘Just waiting to die’: The Kenyans surviving on berries in drought-stricken north

It’s been three years since the small village of Purapul in northern Kenya has seen any significant rainfall and residents have been forced to eat bitter wild berries to survive, though some say it’s only a matter of time before they starve to death. die. . Their plight is part of a severe drought affecting people in the Horn of Africa, where an estimated 18 million people are on the brink of famine.