{"id":170,"date":"2018-04-24T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=170"},"modified":"2018-04-28T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T10:41:58","slug":"five-killed-in-somalia-flooding-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2018\/04\/24\/five-killed-in-somalia-flooding-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Killed in Somalia Flooding Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU(SOHA) \u2014<\/strong> At least five people, including two children, have died following severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in Somalia.<\/p>\n

The presence of Al-Shabaab groub has hindered delivery of aid to affected communities across the conflict-prone East African country.<\/p>\n

The children have been confirmed dead in Cadaado city in the central Galgudud region as rains worsen conditions in overcrowded Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) settlements.<\/p>\n

An estimated 9 300 displaced people in the settlements have been affected and an unknown number has moved to nearby towns until flooding recedes.<\/p>\n

In Jubaland, three people have died as a result of flash floods in Ceel Waaq and Ceel Cadde in the southern Jubaland.<\/p>\n

An estimated 28,200 people have been displaced.<\/p>\n

Up to 350 000 people are at risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) bemoaned the presence of terror groups in the area.<\/p>\n

“Due to the presence of Al-Shabaab, humanitarian partners have little access to such areas in Middle Juba region,” a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the Al-Shabaab has displaced the citizens from their homes through a reign of terror over two decades.<\/p>\n

In contrast to 2017 when the country suffered drought, heavy rains have pummeled Somalia since the beginning of March.<\/p>\n

Subsequent flooding has increased the risk of diseases such as malaria, acute watery diarrhea and cholera.<\/p>\n

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MOGADISHU(SOHA) \u2014 At least five people, including two children, have died following severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in Somalia. The presence of Al-Shabaab groub has hindered delivery of aid to affected communities across the conflict-prone East African country. The children have been confirmed dead in Cadaado city in the central Galgudud region …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","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