Somalia floods kill 29 people, displace 300,000

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A man carries a sack through floodwater in Beledweyne, central Somalia, on May 14, 2023. PHOTO | HASSAN ALI ELMI | AFP

At least 29 people have been killed and more than 850,000 affected due to flooding triggered by heavy rains in Somalia, according to the country's disaster management authorities.

Mohamed Moalim, commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), said that more than 305,000 people have been displaced throughout the country as riverine flooding along the Juba and Shabelle rivers continues to wreak havoc.