Hundreds of pastoralist families and their livestock in rural parts of Galgadud are facing an extreme water shortage as the dry season of jilal intensifies.
Radio Ergo’s local reporter, who has travelled to the stricken areas, said the water crisis has severely affected the residents of Adokibir village, about 66 km southeast of Adado district, capital of the Himan and Heb administration.
Adokibir does not have a single water well and the pastoralist residents normally rely on water brought from Bahdo and Godinle towns about 40 km away. But currently the road is blocked after being damaged by soils and stones due to storm.
“The vehicles can’t travel between our village and these towns because of the soil and stones that are blocking the road,” said 70-year-old Mohamed Mohamud Hassan. He said that water stored in water plans had run out. He feared his nine children might die of thirst.
The village leader Osman Yusuf Osoble said a barrel of water had increased to 100,000 Somali shillings from 30,000 shillings. Locals depend on livestock for their livelihoods. He said they cannot afford to pay for water because livestock prices have dramatically gone down since the water crisis began.04
