MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The United Nations (UN) has called for urgent action to prevent a catastrophe in Somalia amid a looming drought.
In statement, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday called for urgent help for Somali people as nearly a quarter of the Horn of Africa nation is “struggling to feed itself due to an ongoing drought.”
“Hundreds of water sources have dried up, and countless animals and crops have died as the result of the intensifying drought,” Save the Children said in a statement.
“Many families no longer have access to food and safe drinking water and have lost their life savings in the deaths of their livestock. In some areas, water prices have skyrocketed,” the statement added.
Severe drought is gripping most of Somalia as seasonal rains failed for the third time since late 2020, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
On Tuesday, Somalia’s prime minister declared a state of emergency over the deadly drought in the Horn of Africa nation.
Somalia is on the frontline of climate change and has experienced 30-plus climate-related hazards since 1990, including 12 droughts and 19 floods, the UN said on Tuesday.
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