MARSABIT, Kenya, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya is experiencing a severe drought as the East African nation has declared drought a national disaster, calling for international help to address the situation.

Local residents wait to collect water in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A dried-up river is seen in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A woman collects water in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A dried-up river is seen in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Herders wait to collect relief feed for livestock in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Relief feed for local herders' livestock is seen in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A worker transfers relief food in Maralal town, Samburu County, Kenya, on March 2, 2017. World Food Program (WFP) plans to distribute relief food to stricken people in Kenya, but the food agency has a 22 million dollar revenue shortfall. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A woman collects water in Marsabit, one of the most severe drought regions in Kenya, on March 3, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Photo taken on March 1, 2017, shows the carcass of a bull in Laikipia County, Kenya. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that Kenya was facing a severe drought and with it a rise in food insecurity. Current estimates show over 2 million people are food insecure. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

A girl collects water at a pond in Laikipia County, Kenya, on March 1, 2017. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that Kenya was facing a severe drought and with it a rise in food insecurity. Current estimates show over 2 million people are food insecure. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)