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Floods in Somalia: more than a million people displaced
[AFRICANEWS] More than a million people have been displaced by flooding caused by heavy rains that have been affecting Somalia for several weeks, the Somali president announced on Wednesday evening.The Horn of Africa is facing torrential rains and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, which have claimed dozens of lives and caused large-scale displacement, particularly in Somalia, where the massive rains have destroyed bridges and flooded residential areas. next week it'll be cholera, followed by drought by New Years "Our country is in a critical state and our people have been affected by the floods everywhere," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in an address, adding that the floods had displaced over a million people and killed 101 in Somalia, which has a population of around 17 million. The head of state also warned against the proliferation of disease. The authorities in Mogadishu declared a state of emergency on November 12 in response to the scale of the disaster. Related: Somalia: 2023-11-28 At least 1 killed, houses torched by al-Shabab militants in coastal Kenya Somalia: 2023-11-28 Al-Shabaab financier jailed in Somalia Somalia: 2023-11-27 Senior Al-Shabaab commander ditches group, surrenders in Somalia Posted by: Fred 2023-12-01 |
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