Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday, following heavy rains that have inundated towns across East Africa. Authorities have scrambled to rescue thousands of stranded people from the floodwater, which comes […]
Somalia floods kill 10, displace more than 113,000 a year after drought
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and “temporarily affected” hundreds of thousands, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday. About 10 people have died in the aftermath of the rains, and the government has declared a statement of emergency, […]
Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that “became like an ocean”
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle River in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government. Aid agencies and scientists have warned climate […]