Somalia is facing poverty and hunger on an unprecedented scale. Every minute of every day, another child in the East African nation is admitted to a hospital suffering from malnutrition.
We met Bilisey Ali and her daughters just after they made it to Baidoa. They were weak with hunger after travelling more than 70 miles.
But back at their home, there is nothing to eat. It's too dangerous for aid organizations to enter her village, and any food that does make it there is used as a weapon. CBS News' Debora Patta, left, speaks with Bilisey Ali and her daughters not long after they travelled more than 70 miles to reach a camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia.She pleads for food, and finally she's able to get something to eat. But suddenly, the mood shifts all around us.
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