Somali Farmers Digging Canals to Help During Flooding
- Publisher:
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Publication Date:
- 26 November 2023
- Tags:
- Somalia, Climate, Refugees and Displacement, Urban Issues and Habitation
"Whenever the rains are heavy, we move and rent shelters somewhere else. We are farmers with little income," says Muslima Ali, a resident of Jowhar, Somalia. Farmers are now digging canals to relieve the river and save their farms.
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