PLATFORMS

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 …

DOHA (SoOHA) – Under the directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Qatar Fund for Development, in cooperation with the Standing Committee for Rescue and Relief Works and Humanitarian Aids, dispatched the first airlift to flood victims in the affected areas of the Federal Republic of …

DOHA (SoOHA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that the State of Qatar will continue to be a key supporter of Somalia and will spare no effort in providing the necessary assistance for development plans and programmes …

BELET WEYNE (SoOHA) – The United Nations has joined the national efforts to provide immediate assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by floods that have devastated parts of Somalia, especially the Belet Weyne district in Hirshabelle State. The World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – A plane from Djibouti carrying emergency relief supplies in aid of the ongoing response to the floods in Beletwyene landed yesterday in Mogadishu. The National Flood Emergency Committee which coordinates the relief efforts received the plane dispatched by the government of Djibouti. According to the committee, the …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 273,000 people had to flee severe flooding of the Shabelle River in Somalia, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a report on Friday, Anadolu reports. Calling for urgent humanitarian aid, the report said residents of the worst-affected region of Beledweyne were “sheltering under trees or in emergency tents …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 200,000 people – including at least 100,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in the town of Beledweyne following heavy rains which continue to fall across Hiraan and Bakool regions of Central Somalia Save the Children teams on the ground are reporting whole …

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) – Hormuud Telecom has announced a $200,000 donation to the humanitarian relief efforts in Beletweyne where thousands have been displaced within the last week. The telco said in a statement Wednesday it is donating the funds to ‘assist and alleviate the burden from those affected by the floods. ’ …