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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Omar Faruk

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

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Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, authorities said Sunday.

Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and disrupted the lives of over 1.2 million people, Minister of Information Daud Aweis told reporters in the capital Mogadishu. They have also caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure notably in the Gedo region of southern Somalia, he said.

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