Somalia: UN Says 132,000 Affected By Floods As El Nino Sweeps Somalia

Mogadishu — Flash floods in Somalia have destroyed thousands of makeshift homes, as well as latrines and shallow wells, affecting 1320,000 people since Oct. 19, the UN humanitarian agency said.

The UN office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest report on Saturday that as the wet conditions continue, thousands of people in the low lying areas of the southern and central parts of Somalia remain at risk of flash and river flooding.

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