People and livestock hit by drought in Somalia
08/12/2010
One elder, Abdullahi Mahamud Nur, told Integrated Regional Information Networks: “We had very little Gu rain [long rains in April-June] and the Deyr [October-December] rains have totally failed, which has made a very bad situation even worse.”
He said at least 13 villages northeast and southeast of the regional capital, Galkayo, needed immediate assistance. Galkayo is 700km north of Mogadishu.
Most of the people in the region rely on livestock, Mr Nur added. He said the hardest-hit were settlements in Towfiq, Eil Dhanane, Dhinowda and Afbarwaqo areas.
“I have seen with my own eyes goats and sheep and cattle dying; what livestock is left is so weak they cannot travel anywhere for water,” Mr Nur said. “They cannot be sold and they are useless for milk or meat.”
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