Cyclone hits Somaliland |
Situated at the northern tip of east Africa on the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991.
“In the last 24 hours, heavy stormy rains killed 15 people in the
districts of Lughaya and Baki,” Abdirahman Ali, governor of the Awdal
area told reporters on Sunday.
“The Somaliland government has started giving emergency help to the victims.”
Meanwhile, in Puntland, a semi-autonomous northeastern region of
Somalia, storms caused by the cyclone took away two men and their car
from a valley in the city of Bosaso, Yusuf Waeys, the governor of Bari
in Puntland told Reuters on Sunday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said
thousands of people have been affected by the flooding, displacement and
the destruction of infrastructure in Sagar’s wake.
“The cyclone has worsened the humanitarian situation in the two
states and disputed regions, which have experienced protracted drought
dating back to 2015, leaving them particularly prone to flash flooding
in the direct aftermath of massive downpours,” the UN said in a
statement.
Puntland and Somaliland have been engaged in conflict over the disputed Sool region for more than 10 years.
People who live there are divided over which side to back.
On Thursday, dozens of people were killed in clashes between troops from the two sides.
“Due to the dispute over the regions of Sool and Sanaag and lack of
access to some affected areas after the destruction of roads, the
situation of affected populations and impediments caused by blocked
roads and failed communications, the extent of the damage is yet to be
fully confirmed,” the UN said.
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