Nearly 260,000 people died in parts of Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012, including 133,000 children.

4.6% of the total population and 10% of children under five died in southern and central Somalia over the crisis period. Lower Shabelle, Mogadishu and the Bay area were hardest hit, with the number of child deaths estimated to have reached 18%, 17% and 13% respectively. Death rates peaked at 30,000 a month between May and August 2011.

Shocking figures.  And as usual politics reared its ugly head and contributed greatly to the death toll.