MOGADISHU ( Halbeeg News) – The Federal Government of Somalia and the humanitarian agencies in the country have jointly launched a Flood Response Plan on Saturday.
The plan calls for US$72.5 million for thousands displaced to implement life-saving activities from November 2019 to January 2020.
“The Government of Somalia is leading the humanitarian response efforts through the inter-ministerial committee,” said Hamza Said Hamza, the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.
“The efforts of the national actors and international partners including UN and NGOs are important and well appreciated. But the needs of the affected communities are huge in regard to shelter, clean water, food, health, and protection. That is why we are issuing this plan. “The minister added.
Flooding caused by heavy rains in the past recent months has affected over half a million people in the country.
More 370,000 were displaced from their homes, many of these people were still recovering from the 2016/17 drought.
At least 17 people have died, including two children while livestock and farmland were lost.
“The floods came at a time that 4.8 million Somalis were already in desperate need of assistance due, in part, to climate-related cycles of drought and flooding,” said Adam Abdelmoula, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia.
“It is important that donors, UN partners, the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member State authorities engage in a serious discussion on preventative development interventions,” he added.
Deyr seasonal rains began in early September in several parts of Somalia and the neighboring Ethiopian highlands, where the Juba and Shabelle rivers originate.
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