Mohamed, 35, is from the Bantu community in the south of Somalia, and, with his agricultural knowledge, he is helping dozens of pastoral families who have congregated nearby in a camp for displaced people. The U.S. state of Minnesota also has a large Somali community in the tens of thousands. The foreign minster of Somaliland, Saad Ali Shire, says that food, water and medication are needed quickly. People started out using their own ways to handle the drought, says Sarman. He gestures toward the rusting structure, which stores water drawn from 500 meters (1,640 feet) below. "People have lost whatever they had and have gone into camps for internally displaced people," he says. They are desperate for an international relief operation that is proving slow in its response. WhatsApp is a worldwide messaging app, or program, for cell phones. Then they deposit the money into a bank account set up by Dahabshiil, the international funds transfer company created in 1970 by a Somali businessperson. The age-old clan network is the basis of Somali society as well as its safety net. They are desperate for an international relief operation that is proving slow in its response. Mohamed, 35, is from the Bantu community in the south of Somalia, and, with his agricultural knowledge, he is helping dozens of pastoral families who have congregated nearby in a camp for displaced people. Humanitarian organizations have been warning that 6.2 million Somalis are on the edge of famine. If I am not here to constantly regulate the use of the water tank, then there are problems because people fight or misuse it, he says. Humanitarian organizations have been warning that 6.2 million Somalis are on the edge of famine.