Somalia: 219 thousand left their homes due to floods

In Somalia, due to floods caused by heavy rains, 219 thousand inhabitants of the city of Beledwain and the surrounding areas of African country left their homes.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian issues, the floods in the central regions of Somalia negatively affected the lives of 460 thousand citizens.

Infrastructure objects remained under water, including hospitals and buildings of government institutions.

In the meantime, the agency for the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters Somalia reported the death of five people in the natural disaster zone, including three children.

In neighboring Ethiopia due to floods against the background of heavy rains, lasting 45 people from May 12.