The United Nations warns that heavy rains will affect approximately 770,000 people in Somalia
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that heavy and unusual rains named Gu rains and floods expected to occur in 22 districts of Somalia are predicted to affect approximately 770,000 people in the country.
OCHA has said that Gu rains that start from April to June have started to fall in many regions of Somalia which are already heavy rains in some areas, but no sudden floods or rivers have been reported to overflow so far.
In its most recent statement issued in Mogadishu, OCHA said, "Humanitarian activists have prepared a plan to reduce the effects expected to be caused by Gu rains, but they need urgent help to ensure that they rescue people at the right time.
According to the United Nations organization, about 51 boats have been found to help evacuate people and provide aid in the most dangerous areas, namely along the Shabelle and Juba rivers. It said, there is a danger that communication will be cut off due to the rains and it will be very difficult to deliver aid to areas that will be inaccessible due to the roads being cut off by floods.
On the other hand, the OCHA organization has said that the rains have brought relief to the herdsmen and farmers throughout Somalia as they will help them feed their animals and have good reserves of water for agriculture.
At the end of last year 2023, the heavy rains named Deyr that rain from October to December caused floods and displaced 1.6 million people. That is according to the statistics provided by the United Nations.
