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UN agency warns floods could displace nearly 874,000 people in Somalia
The International Organization for Migration said nearly 874,000 people could be displaced in Somalia between October and December as heavy rains and rising rivers threaten drought-hit communities.
Nearly 874,000 people could be displaced in Somalia over the next three months as heavy rainfall and rising rivers threaten communities already hit by drought and repeated displacement, the UN migration agency warned on Wednesday.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said projections prepared with the Danish Refugee Council estimate that 874,319 people could be displaced between October and December, with flooding accounting for 92% of the total.
"We are looking at the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people losing their homes in just a matter of weeks," said Manuel Marques Pereira, IOM's chief of mission in Somalia. The rainy season is forecast to bring above-normal rainfall as El Nino conditions strengthen.
IOM said it has secured only 14.4% of the $16.62 million needed to prepare for and respond to the floods. The cities of Beletweyne and Gaalkacyo face the greatest threat, with about 229,000 and 82,000 people at risk of displacement, respectively.
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