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Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP Saturday, as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads. Inhabitants of Beledweyne town in the Hiran region were forced out of their homes as heavy rainfall caused water levels to rise sharply, with residents carrying…

Floods by ongoing Gu rains destructed Belet Weyne district, Hirshabelle State and Baardheere in Jubaland State, says UN

UN, partners launch Somalia flood response plan-

African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) commissions water project in Lower Shabelle

Men ride through the wreckage left by Cyclone Mocha in Thae Chaung IDP camp. Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar. Photo: OCHA/Pierre Lorioux Cyclone Mocha The eye of Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Rakhine State in Myanmar yesterday. The cyclone has brought heavy rains, flooding and strong winds across coastal and low-lying areas in Myanmar and Bangladesh. These areas were already

African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) commissions water project in Lower Shabelle

News and Press Release in English on Somalia about Agriculture, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Flash Flood and Flood; published on 15 May 2023 by FAO

Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP on Saturday, as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads.

The disaster comes on the heels of a record drought that has left millions of Somalis on the brink of famine

This comes amid the country's battle against an insurgency and a drought crisis, as residents fled their flooded homes.