{"id":10139,"date":"2022-04-20T22:57:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=10139"},"modified":"2022-04-23T09:01:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T09:01:43","slug":"icpac-predicts-heavy-rainfalls-in-several-parts-of-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2022\/04\/20\/icpac-predicts-heavy-rainfalls-in-several-parts-of-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"ICPAC predicts heavy rainfalls in several parts of Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI —<\/strong> Several parts of Somalia is expected to receive heavy rain falls in the coming days according to International organization.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on its platform on Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Development on Authority (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) forecasted the imminent rainfall in the Horn of Africa Nation.<\/p>\n

According to ICPAC, heavy rainfalls are expected in several of the East African countries of Kenya, Ethiopia and including Somalia.<\/p>\n

The three neighboring countries have for the last couple of years been grappling with the debilitating effects of droughts sparked by lack or insufficient rains in the multiple parts of the Nations.<\/p>\n

The ICPAC estimates that, 100-200mm of heavy rainfalls are expected in the region in the coming months.<\/p>\n

UN agencies say millions of people in the East African Nations are encountering the risk of starvation and diseases.<\/p>\n

Dozens of people have been displaced and fled their homes across the region with the number of people seeking shelter in Internally Displaced Persons IDPS camps and other areas controlled by the global aid organizations ballooning day by day.<\/p>\n

The aid agencies operating in the Somalia have escalated calls for funding in a bid to alleviate the effects of the ongoing severe drought which has also sparked famine and outbreak of diseases with vulnerable people being women and children.<\/p>\n

Source: Radio Dalsan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Origin: View original<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI — Several parts of Somalia is expected to receive heavy rain falls in the coming days according to International organization. In a statement posted on its platform on Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Development on Authority (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) forecasted the imminent rainfall in the Horn of Africa Nation. According to ICPAC, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-environment-and-disasters","category-news","category-wash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t