Somaliland: Torrential Rain Claims Life and Injures a Dozen in Salahley

[Deeq A.]

A person was killed and several other were injured following a heavy downpour in Salahley district of Marodijeeh region. This is according to the district commissioner of Salahley speaking to Somaliland News Agency (Saolna).

The district commissioner of Salahley Mr.Ismael Yusuf Hussein (Shine) confirmed that the rains that was accompanied by strong wind killed one person after the house he was sheltering caved in and killed him instantly, whereas ten others are fighting for their lives in hospital in critical condition.

The mayor of Salahley municipality confirmed the destruction of a public school and many structured were destroyed by the rains. He added that assessment is ongoing to calculate the real damage caused the stormy rains.