Hir-Shabelle Aid Minister Abdi Mahad Qoor-gaab issued a statement describing the pitiful situation of the families displaced by the flooding of the Shabelle River in Jowhar town, and detailing the general picture of those caught up in the situation. He appealed for help for those families.
Abdi Mahad pointed out that the displaced people are mostly farmers, saying the crops they planted and their optimism for harvest was affected by the flooding of the Shabelle River.
“People in Hir-Shabelle, especially the families displaced by the Shabelle River floods, are homeless. They have no shelter from mosquitoes at night and during the heat of the day. I call for an emergency response,” said Hir-Shabelle’s Minister of Aid in his account of the sorry state.
FGS Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who visited Jowhar on June 3, 2021, called for joint relief efforts for families displaced by the flooding of the Shabelle River.
Hirshabelle administration issued reports of the flood situation in Hiran and Middle Shabelle says displacement largely effected : Jowhar, Beledweyne,Jalalaqsi, Buulo burde, Balad and villages along the riverine.
In Jowhar alone,the report says, 7,470 farmers and pastoralist families have been displaced and live in 15 different villages, according to a letter from President Ali Gudlawe’s committee tasked with flooding the Shabelle River.
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