Somalia Situation Report, 9 December 2019 [EN/SO]
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- Somalia
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- OCHA
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Humanitarian partners, Somali federal and local authorities, and other stakeholders have scaled up assistance to flood-affected people
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The Flood Response Plan launched by the Government and the UN calls for US$72.5 million to implement life-saving activities from November 2019 to January 2020
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Somalia’s Ministry of Health launched a five-day vaccination campaign against measles and polio, targeting 1.7 million children under the age of five years
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Cash assistance reached its peak in August 2019 when 1.6 million people received multi-purpose cash assistance totaling $125 million
ANALYSIS
Humanitarian agencies ramp up assistance to flood-affected people
Some displaced people have gone back home but need assistance to rebuild lives Moderate to heavy Deyr (October-December) rainfall continued across Somalia and the Ethiopian highlands in November. As a result, water levels in the Shabelle and Juba rivers have remained above normal. The FAO-managed Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) project forecasts that the northern, central and coastal regions of Somalia will again receive heavy rains in early December. There is a high risk of further flooding along the Shabelle River. In Belet Weyne district, flood water levels have reduced in certain areas enabling some of the 231,000 displaced people to return home. Partners report that the returnees will need livelihoods support to rebuild their lives because their houses are destroyed, farm produce washed away and irrigation infrastructure damaged.
Since October, floods have affected just over half a million people mainly in Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West states. Several roads are damaged including Kismayo to Kenya, Mogadishu to Jowhar, Sabiid to Mareerey and Caluula, Bossaso to Garoowe; hindering the delivery of foodstuffs and other commodities.
In Banadir region, where flash floods have affected about 3,600 people, shelters have been destroyed in Siigaale neighborhood in Hodan district. Prices of basic commodities have increased in Bay and Bakool regions in South West State due to access constraints caused by heavy rains. Traditional underground grain storage facilities have been damaged.