Somalia: People in Some Neighborhoods of Jowhar Fear the River May Overflow and Flood Into Their Houses

Some people in some neighborhoods in Jowhar fear that River Shabelle which passes in the town will overflow and will flood into their house. They fear for their livelihoods as they fear the floods will wash away their belongings. This came amid a sudden increase in the water volume in the river. Some of the residents have already started blocking some places where they think are weak points for the floods with bags filled with sand.

In the recent past, when the river flooded into the town, it is remembered that it made most of the roads impassible and it has destroyed residents' livelihoods such that aid has to be delivered and the humanitarian situation in the town was very daring as food aid was not enough. Eventually, some people were displaced from the town and they fled to as far as Mogadishu for assistance where they ended up as IDPs.

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