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Somalia: The OCHA launches an urgent call after the floods

ByThe Mwebantu Team

The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (OCHA) launched an urgent appeal on international aid on Thursday to support some 45,000 people assigned by violent floods in Somalia.

Since April 15, moderate to strong rains have struck several regions of the country, causing sudden floods that have cost the lives of four people, including two children. The Shabelle river overflowed in the Jowhar district on Monday, flooding more than 11,000 hectares of land and forcing more than 6,000 inhabitants to flee their homes.

In a press release published from Mogadishu, the OCHA called its humanitarian partners to provide immediate assistance, particularly in shelters, sanitation and rehousing. But the humanitarian response remains weakened: NGOs, on the front line on the ground, are faced with severe budgetary restrictions, limiting their intervention capacity in the face of urgency.

These floods occur in the middle of the rainy season of Gu (April to June), which generally begins in mid-April in Somalia and in the Ethiopian highlands, where Juba and Shabelle rivers.

Ironically: after six months of prolonged drought, these rains also brought a respite, by rekindling pastures and restarting the water points.

The Mwebantu Team
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