Relief

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 …

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 …

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) – 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. ’ …

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 …