WASH Cluster

Severe water shortage has hit some parts of Hiiraan region after boreholes and the river Shabelle dried up. Dozens of self-organised youth in Beledweyne town have started trucking water to the areas worst affected by the water shortage. Our reporter, Mohamed Hassan, has interviewed Mohamed Abdullahi Burale, one of youth …

AFGOYE (SOHA) – Hassan Mohamed, a farmer on the outskirts of Afgoye in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, is counting huge losses for the fourth year running, after all the crops on his river-fed farm dried up due to lack of water. Hassan, who depends heavily on farming for his …

BURGABO (SOHA) – Thousands of people in Burgabo town in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region are facing extreme water shortage due to prevailing drought and poor rains. The coastal town, which lies 7o km south of Kismayo, has received little rain during the last Deyr season, leaving dams that serve the …

JOWHAR (SOHA) – Over 4,500 families displaced by ongoing fighting between Al-Shabaab and local militias in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region are facing food and water shortages in Adalle district. Regional officials say that the families have been arriving in villages on the outskirts of Adalle town for the last …

BURAO (SOHA) –  Close to 150 drought-displaced families in Burao town in northern Somalia’s Togdheer region are facing hunger and lack access to basic services. Local officials said the pastoralist families uprooted from their homes are now camping in Dudub-dilo village, 180km east of Burao town. Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, Dudub-dilo …

ADAADO (SOHA) – Residents of a drought-stricken village in Galgaduud region of central Somalia can now access clean, fresh water thanks to the discovery of an aquifer. The aquifer, discovered by a Turkish water drilling agency in Gideys village, is said to contain water reserves to last for many years. …

DHUSAMAREEB (SOHA) – At least 4,000 families in Dhusamareeb in central Somalia are facing acute water shortage after the borehole that has been serving the area for about 30 years collapsed. Drilled in 1986 by the Siad Barre government, the borehole caved in, forcing thousands of families in Gabon village …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Over 4,000 IDP families in southern Baidoa have been forced to go without water following a breakdown of the pump at the only well in the area. An estimated 4,274 families in internally displaced people’s camp (IDP) are having to trek long distances and spend more money …

By Mariaelena Agostini LONDON(SOHA) – Water scarcity affects almost half the world’s population, a number that is expected to rise in the coming decades even as global warming, population growth, urbanisation and rising agricultural needs put further strain on supplies. The issue was on Friday’s agenda in the Polish town …

BURHAKABA(SOHA) – The strain of having to walk long distances to fetch water has led to several miscarriages among pregnant women in Burhakaba, southwestern Somalia, where a protracted water shortage has been causing much suffering. With a population of 58,000 families, all five wells in Burhakaba town are producing only …