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Shabelle river floods hit over 1000 houses in Beledweyne town

BELEDWEYNE — Shabelle river flows again inside Beledweyne especially the neighboring villages including Buundoweyne, Hawlwadaag, Xaawo Taako, and Kooshin. The floods force hundreds to flee from their homes and demand urgent help besides Hirshabelle state authorities.

Barely a day ago, Hiran regional governor warns aid agencies against food distribution outside Baledweyne and calls on river floods initiatives to close major point that breaks river banks leading strong water to displace a large number of people and loss of lives.

In 2019 incident, the same floods killed at least 10 people in Baledweyne and lost a lot of structures and livelihoods leaving hundreds displaced and poverty.

The federal government still has not made any progress on the issue of Shabelle river floods which needs more effort and capital to overcome and also to gain a durable solution.

Source: Goobjoog News      Origin: View original

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