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English Situation Report on Somalia about Agriculture, Drought, Flash Flood and more; published on 13 May 2021 by FAO

Disaster description Heavy Gu season rains have hit various parts of the country over the last week, triggering flash floods and inundating vast swathes of land, but the short-term forecast suggests the heavy rainfall will begin to subside from mid-May onward. Reports indicate that at least 25 people have been killed due to the heavy rains including nine children who died after their house flooded in Banadir on 7 May, and four people killed by lightening in Puntland on 5 May. In Middle Shabelle...

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FAO warns of high risk of severe flooding in Somalia Format At least 150,000 people face flood warnings as river levels rise 8 May, 2021/Mogadishu – Thousands of people in Somalia are at immediate risk from imminent floods as river levels in parts of the country continue to rise. The Shabelle River has risen at an alarming rate over the past week due to unprecedented and excessive rains. Rains on the upper parts of the Ethiopian highlands are causing large volumes of water to flow rapidly tow...

Occupied Palestinian territory and Israel In a statement issued today on the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Israel, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the oPt, Lynn Hastings, has warned that the situation will likely increase humanitarian needs, in particular in the Gaza Strip, following years of the Israeli blockade, Palestinian political divisions and recurrent escalations. Humanitarian Coordinator Hastings said that the recent escalation has already seen ...

Somalia Rainfall and Floods Update - Issued: 10 May 2021 Format Observed levels continued to rise along the Juba and Shabelle Rivers both in Ethiopian and Somalia. However, there was a reduction of rainfall amounts in Somalia as well as in the Ethiopian highlands in the last 48 hours. The rainfall forecast for the period between 10—16 May 2021 is pointing towards moderate to heavy rains within the upper parts of the Ethiopian highlands and light to moderate rains within the Shabelle basin ins...

Somalia: 2021 Gu’ Season Floods Update #1 - As of 9 May 2021 Format Highlights • Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country triggering flash floods which have killed and displaced people, but a forecast suggests the rains will begin to subside from mid-May. • Reports indicate that at least 25 people have been killed due to the heavy rains including nine children who died after their house flooded in Banadir on 7 May and four people killed by lightening in Puntland on 5 May. • An ...

Somalia: Flood advisory for Juba Shabelle Rivers Format Observed levels of the Shabelle River in Somalia have continued to rise alarmingly in the past two weeks. This has been attributed to unprecedented excessive rains in the upper parts of the Ethiopian highlands especially in the last three days. The rainfall forecast for the coming week (08—14 May 2021) is pointing towards moderate to heavy rains within the upper parts of the Ethiopian highlands and light to moderate rains within the Shab...

2021-05-08 18:06:07 GMT2021-05-09 02:06:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English MOGADISHU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Saturday warned of high risk of severe flooding in Somalia amid rise in river levels. FAOs Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) flood bulletin released in Mogadishu warns at least 150,000 people are at immediate risk from imminent floods as river levels in parts of the country continue to rise due t...

Somalia Rainfall Forecast - Issued: 06 May 2021 Format The cumulative rainfall forecast for the next seven days indicates moderate to heavy rains in Somaliland and the southern regions. Most of the rainfall in Somaliland is expected to fall on 07 May 2021 and thereafter there will be a significant reduction during the week. This is likely to lead to flash floods in parts of Togdheer and Woqooyi Galbeed west of Sanaag regions. In the southern parts, the foreseen rains will be concentrated betwee...