Flash floods ravage Somalia, exposing gaps in disaster response, experts say

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia is reeling from extensive flash and riverine flooding, with a staggering 468,000 people affected and 247,000 displaced as of June 6, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Experts argue that this natural disaster, which has emerged in the aftermath of five seasons of prolonged drought, underlines the urgent need for an improved famine and disaster warning system.

Source: Hiiraan Online