Increase in refugees fleeing to Kenya from Somalia

War and drought in Somalia are leading to an unprecedented number of people fleeing across the border into Kenya, an Aid Agency said. Save the Children is reporting that every day, about 1,300 people, at least 800 of them children, are arriving at the Dadaab refugee camp. The monthly number of new arrivals has more than doubled in a year, the (BBC) reported Tuesday. Aid workers at the camp said the children are exhausted, malnourished and severely dehydrated. The conflict in Somalia forces many to head for the Kenyan border but a severe drought and the unaffordable cost of food has made the situation worse. Although made up of three settlements, Dadaab is often referred to as the largest refugee camp in the world. It is home to well over 350,000 people. The humanitarian agency Medecins Sans Frontieres said many of the new arrivals are in desperate need of healthcare.