WASH Cluster

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Some 5,000 Somali families have availed of the aid provided by a joint Qatari-Turkish campaign to help flood victims in Beledweyne. This is the first humanitarian initiative to respond to relief calls by flood victims in this city located in the centre of the country. Qatar Charity …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Over 630,000 people have been affected by floods after Shabelle and Jubba rivers breached their banks, according to aid officials. Torrential rains in Central and South of Somalia have also displaced over 215,000 people. In a statement, The Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  (OCHA) said $16 …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – On a visit to assess the impact of flooding in Somalia’s central state of HirShabelle, the country’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today appealed to the international community and Somali diaspora communities to support efforts to help those affected by the floods, which include more than 150,000 people …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo travelled to Beledweyne on Monday to examine the damage done by days of torrential rain. Farmajo was welcomed to Beledweyne by Hirshabelle regional President Mohamed Abdi Ware. While in Beledweyne, President Farmajo met with Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, the Ugas, or Sultan, of …

DADAAB (SOHA) – Seven-year-old Ali Salaat Ali died of cholera on 25 April in Hagardera in the Dadaab refugee camp complex, as heavy rains and flooding in this part of north-eastern Kenya have caused the onset of outbreaks of disease. Abdi Ali Osman, Ali’s uncle and guardian, told Radio Ergo …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Governor of Benadir & the mayor of Mogadishu, Hon. Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) who chaired urgent meeting to discuss the impact of flooding in Beledweyne has announced formation of special committee to spearhead the assistance of those affected. Engineer Yarisow said his Benadir regional administration …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The internally displaced persons in Somalia are once again staring at a humanitarian crisis as torrential rains accompanied by floods wreak havoc in their makeshift dwelling place. Both the government and relief agencies have sounded alarm over a looming crisis as flooding intensified in the strife-torn Horn …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support to help avert a humanitarian crisis as floods uproot hundreds of thousands. Khaire said the situation was fast escalating as aid agencies warned that close to half a million people had been …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – The humanitarian situation of people affected by heavy rain and river floods in Beledweyne town is detoriating day after day while the number of displaced people increased according to Hirshabelle State President, Mohamed Abdi Waare. ” The floods displaced over 150,000 people and the number is creasing …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – ”Our staff on the ground have seen the elderly, women and children struggling to survive while their flimsy shelters are knee-high full of stagnant water,” NRC Country Director Victor Moses said in a statement. ‘Countless displaced communities are sheltering in flood-prone areas. With limited access to proper toilets …