UN says heavy rains kill at least 25 over past week in Somalia
At least 25 people have been killed in the past seven days due to heavy rains pounding several parts of Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said in a statement on Sunday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said among the dead include 14 children and seven internally displaced people.
OCHA said riverine flooding has affected an estimated 25,000 people in 15 villages in Jowhar in Middle Shabelle region, displacing people in eight villages and inundating farms.
The heavy rains have hit various parts of Somalia over the past week, triggering flash floods which have killed and displaced people, but a forecast suggests the rains will begin to subside from mid-May.
Somalia: 2021 Gu’ Season Floods Update #1 - As of 9 May 2021
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• 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 estimated 25,000 people in 15 villages in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region were affected by riverine flooding has affected, displacing people in eight villages and inundating farms.