Save the Children: 80,000 children trapped, running out of food in blockaded Mali town

Armed groups have trapped no fewer than 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in Menaka town, Mali.

Save the Children International , a charity organisation, says armed groups have trapped about 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in Menaka town, Mali.

“Without aid arriving to these communities, there is the potential for total collapse of livelihoods and large-scale deaths in coming months,” the statement reads.

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