WASH Cluster

BELEDWEYNE (SoOHA) — As flood rescue and recovery efforts continue in Somalia, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) fears the floods could trigger deadly outbreaks of malaria, diarrhea, and other infectious diseases. “These floods have already cost lives and our concern is that another fatal disaster is on its way,” …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 6,000 families have been displaced in Badale in southern Somalia’s Bay region after flash floods caused by torrential rain hit the town. Fadumo Moalim Abdirahman, from Horsed neighborhood, said she spent the whole night of 20 October in her house, submerged in water. Youth from …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – UN Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador James Swan said international agencies are ready to assist the flood victims in the Juba and Shabelle River. James Swan said the UN is ready to work with the Federal Government and regional authorities to respond to the flood victims, on …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – HirShabelle President Mohamed Waare has appointed a 13-member ministerial committee and regional governors to spearhead relief efforts following the flooding in Beletweyne. A decree from the President said the 13 ministers will work together with the governors of Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions in collaboration with the Federal …

GEDO (SoOHA) – Families have been displaced in Middle Juba and Gedo regions as floods sweep through several districts following overflows in the Juba River. Goobjoog News reporter in the Gedo region reports that farms that were under irrigation have been inundated by floods robbing farmers of their main livelihood …

BELETWEYNE (SoOHA) – Several villages in Beletweyne have been inundated in floods as residents struggle to move to higher grounds with little help from humanitarian agencies and government coming through. One of the elders who spoke to Goobjoog News said most locations within the district had been flooded for the …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Somalia has for almost three decades been in the throes of conflict; now add the most recent drought and the result is displacement and food shortages. There are reports of the urgent need for assistance among the most affected regions, such as Baidoa. In the first half …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 72,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Belet Weyne town and other surrounding villages in central Somalia as Shabelle River levels continue to rise, the UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it has teamed …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – There is a high risk of flooding along the Juba and Shabelle rivers given the onset of rains in Somalia and the Ethiopian highlands, the UN has warned. Through the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the report noted that the areas to watch along …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – “I have been drinking clean water for 18 days!” a delighted Rukiya Hussein told Radio Ergo after a new water collection and storage system was installed in three camps for internally displaced families in a rural part of Bardhere district in southern Somalia’s Gedo region. Since 15 …