Mogadishu – In the past few days, the Somali capital, Mogadishu has experienced heavy downpours that have resulted in severe flooding in many areas across the city.
The heavy rains have exposed the city’s poor drainage infrastructure, leading to displacement and property destruction in certain cases.
The flooding has affected many parts of the city, with some neighborhoods largely submerged in water, forcing residents to flee their homes, seeking refuge in temporary shelters or with their relatives in safer areas.
According to local authorities, the flooding has caused significant damage to homes and businesses, as well as public infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
The city’s limited drainage system has been unable to cope with the heavy rainfall, leading to waterlogging and widespread flooding.
The situation has been particularly dire in some of the city’s informal settlements, where many residents live in makeshift housing and lack access to basic services like clean water and sanitation, with the flooding has exacerbated existing health and hygiene challenges, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases and other illnesses.
The massive flooding has seen local authorities struggling to respond to the crisis, in the face of the surging flood waters, with the scale of the flooding has been overwhelming, leaving many residents still struggling to access basic necessities.
The situation is likely to remain challenging in the coming weeks, with forecasts predicting further heavy rainfall in the Somalia which lacks disaster preparedness mechanism amid the evolving global climate change that continue to exacerbate the extreme weather events.
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