Overall Orange alert Flood
in Somalia

Event summary

This flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102258
Death: 32
Displaced: 258126
Countries: Somalia
From - To 04 Oct - 13 Nov

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Horn of Africa - Floods (ECHO 21 Nov 2023)Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:25

  • Heavy rainfall continues to affect the Horn of Africa region - Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia - since the beginning of the Deyr rainy season that lasts from early October to December, aggravated by the El Nino effect, causing the overflow of rivers, floods, flash floods and triggering landslides resulting in casualties and widespread damage.
  • According to DG ECHO and UN UCHA reports, as of 21 November, a total of at least 124 fatalities were reported, of whom 50 across Kenya, 33 in Ethiopia and 41 in Somalia. The number of displaced people is reportedly over 1.1 million throughout the three countries of whom 649,000 in Somalia, 371,300 in Ethiopia and 121,505 in Kenya. In addition, a total of more than 2.74 million people were affected across the region, 1.7 million in Somalia, 760,000 in Ethiopia and 281,880 in Kenya.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over the whole Kenya, the neighbouring central-southern Somalia and most of Ethiopia.
Flood in Somalia - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 01 Dec 2023 15:49

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Somalia, October 2023Heavy rainfall from 04 October 2023 caused flooding in the South West State of Somalia in particular in areas of Baidoa, the largest city in the state and home to thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources Somalia reported 15 hours of heavy rainfall from 04 to 05 October. In a report of 07 October, UNOCHA said preliminary reports by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, South West State and humanitarian partners, estimated that nearly 107,000 people (17,831 families) were affected by heavy rains and flash floods in Baidoa District. Meanwhile FAO SWALIM reported high levels along the Jubba River in Luuq in the Gedo Region on 05 October. On 23 October 2023 UNOCHA reported flooding had affected populations across Banadir, Galmuduug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West states. Rivers rose again in early November due to heavy rain in Somalia and in river catchments in the highlands of Ethiopia. UNOCHA said the heavy rains were fuelled by an El Nino. Flooding affected Puntland, Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle and Jubaland states. On 06 November UNOCHA reported 706,100 people affected and more than 113,690 displaced across the country. Around 2,400 people were cut off by floodwater in Luuq district, Jubaland. Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) reported a total of 29 fatalities.Wed 8 Nov 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Articles: 201 | About casualties: 42 | Last hour: 1

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Somalia: Dozens rescued from dangers of rising flood waters in conflic ... 2023-11-16T18:52+0100.

In Beledweyne, flood waters from the Shabelle river inundated the town, forcing families to move to higher ground. In Jubaland, another area in the southern part of the country, close to 100,000 people have fled in search of safety after fl
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Somalia: Dozens rescued from dangers of rising flood waters in conflic ... 2023-11-16T14:47+0100.

Nairobi (ICRC) Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent weeks as floods continue to ravage towns in Somalia. Dozens of people have already been rescued by the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) teams but the needs are l
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Interior minister engages talks with German ambassador2023-11-16T09:30+0100.

Somalia’s Minister of interior, Ahmed Moallin Fiqi, met with the German Ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Sebastian Groth, in Mogadishu on Wednesday. The high-stage discussions covered an extensive variety of vital topics, including peacebuilding
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