How conflict and extreme weather have displaced millions and fuelled severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa countryThe cramped streets of Mogadishu buzz with cars, donkey-drawn carts and ...

Somalia was hit by intense floods in 2023. More than 100 people were killed and over a million displaced after severe flooding caused by torrential rains linked to the El Nino weather pattern.

Somalia is no stranger to climate-induced disasters. In 2023 alone, the country endured record-breaking floods linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

People stand in front of their flooded house following a heavy downpour in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, May 10, 2025.

Floods in the central Somalian region of Hiraan have caused a surge in cholera that’s seen 980 cases reported in the first two week of the year, the International Rescue Committee said.

And the cash vouchers helped." Abdi is one of 700,000 people driven from their homes by deadly floods sweeping southern and central Somalia, made worse by El Niño weather patterns.

MOGADISHU: More than a million people have been displaced in Somalia after the country was hit by severe flooding caused by torrential rains, the Somali president said.

Somalia has been locked in an endless cycle of drought and floods. In one of the worst El Nino episodes, in late 1997 and early 1998, at least 1,800 people died when the Juba River burst its banks.

Somalia has been locked in an endless cycle of drought and floods. In one of the worst El Nino episodes, in late 1997 and early 1998, at least 1,800 people died when the Juba River burst its banks.

STORY: The heavy rains in Somalia have taken the lives of almost 100 people, according to state news agency SONNA on Saturday.It said in a post on social media, 96 people had perished, adding the ...

The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has risen to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday. “Somalia’s flood death toll climbs to 96,” SONNA said in a post ...