Pastoralists in Uus-kure village, 180 km south of Garowe, incurred huge losses after heavy rains pounded the area for three days causing flooding.
Abdi Farah Yussuf, a pastoralist in the area, told Radio Ergo he lost 650 goats in the storms and was now left with just 50 goats all in weakened condition.
Uus-kure was one of areas of Puntland badly by the tropical cyclone that struck in November 2013.
Puntland’s disaster management agency called on people living in low-lying areas to move to higher ground and herd their livestock to sheltered areas to avert further losses during the rainy season.
Head of the agency, Abdirahman Ayrow, said further heavy rains were still expected in parts of Nugal, Bari, Karkar and Sanag regions.
He added that torrential rain in Qardo and its surroundings caused floods that washed away unknown numbers of livestock. The authorities have yet to provide details regarding the damage caused by the rain that started in Qardho last Friday [3 October 2014].
Ayrow warned that rains might turn out to be heavier than forecast. They coincide with the firece drought and scarcity of water prevailing in large parts of Puntland.
