Somalia floods displace more than 113,000 a year after drought

Savoring Success with Taste Nova Scotia Culinary Ambassador Amy Savoury | SaltWireMOGADISHU - Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and"temporarily affected" hundreds of thousands, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday.

The current October-December rainfall season has seen intense downpours in Puntland, Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle states and in areas along the Juba river in Jubbaland State, OCHA said, driven by El Nino. "Over 706,100 people have been temporarily affected, with over 113,690 people temporarily displaced from their homes across the country," the office said in its latest update.

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