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MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Somalia and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a new US$10 million climate adaptation project to help rural communities secure access to diminishing water supplies. More than 360,000 farmers and pastoralists are set to benefit from sustainable water management, expanded drought, and flood early-warning systems and …

LASANOD (SoOHA) – Pastoralists in Lasanod in the northern Somali Sool region have been forced to migrate from their homes following mudslides in the valleys where they have been grazing their livestock. Torrential rains and flash floods in recent weeks have left deep gullies and sinkholes across the grazing valleys, …

BELEDWEYNE (SoOHA) – Turkish and Qatari ambassadors arrived at the floods ravaged town of Beletweyne on Saturday where they pledged support to alleviate suffering as the floods continue to push many out of their homes. Ambassador Hassan Bin Hamza Hashem (Qatar) and his Turkish counter Mehmet Yilmaz arrived at the town …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Floods have killed at least 25 people and injured 47 others as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The WHO said the heavy rains pounding several parts of Somalia have displaced more than 270,000 people, destroying livelihoods and infrastructure …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Hormuud Telecom has offered Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) responding to the recent floods in Beledweyne, Baidoa and Jowhar districts and Gedo region of Southern Somalia, commission-free bulk cash transfers to vulnerable Somalis. This will allow the Somali Cash Consortium and other NGOs to provide Cash Assistance to more …

BERDALE (SoOHA) — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khayre, today visited Berdale district in the Bay region to look at the situation of people affected by floods and how best to respond. Mr. Hassan Ali Khayre, who attended the flood victims’ families, told his …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Somali government commended the assistance provided by the State of Qatar to those affected by floods that hit large parts of the country, following the generous directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to launch an airlift for flood relief in the Federal …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – UN agencies are scaling up disaster relief efforts to help Somalis who are being affected by severe flooding in many regions across the country. Floods have killed at least 17 people and displaced more than 370,000 in Somalia, destroying farmland and infrastructure in the Horn of Africa …

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) – Somalia government set to send relief planes to flood-affected areas of Hiran, Bay and Gedo Region. According to reports, the specific towns that relief food should be distributed include Beledweyne, Bardhere, and Bardale that have recently affected by the floods living approximately a thousand families. Shabelle and …