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Somali Beledweyne city cut off by flooding

A man manning a donkey cart with dry maize stalks is stuck in the middle of flood waters in downtown Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran region in Hirshabelle State of Somalia, on 15 May 2020. PHOTO ABDULKADIR KHALIF NMG

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

Six months ago, Beledweyne, a town in central Somalia was battered by heavy rainstorms. The flooding destroyed houses, crops and roads, and displaced thousands of families.

Now, Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiiraan province in Hirshabelle, is once again submerged in flood water after River Shabelle burst its banks.

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