Somalia: Poor Rains, Persisting Drought Deepens Crisis

Sporadic, below average rains and persistent drought since 2016 sees an estimated 1.7 million people in critical need of humanitarian assistance in Somaliland, a figure ballooning by hundreds of thousands in recent months.

Communal water resources are drying up at an alarming rate, forcing communities to truck in water that they can't afford, and triggering appeals by Somaliland and Puntland authorities.

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