Dozens of families have been displaced from their homes in Jowhar district due to river floods in Middle Shabelle region.
The Shabelle River burst its banks and flooded Hawadley village last weekend, forcing more than 250 families to abandon their houses. The village is located on the outskirts of the town and on the edge of the river.
The river has inundated several other villages in Jowhar and the neighboring district of Balad, according to the Balad chairman, Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed.
Radio Ergo’s local correspondent said there had been no reported loss of life, but the displaced families have no shelter and food as everything they owned was lost in the floods. Most of these people have taken temporary shelter in the IDP camps in Jowhar, while some others have moved to relatives or friends’ homes in other parts of the town.
