Internally displaced families living in Elwak district of Gedo region fear being left homeless if the Gu’ seasonal rains pounding the area continue.
Heavy rains and strong winds buffeted the area in the past week.
Mukhtar Mohamed, a member of the IDP committee, said rain destroyed a number of shelters in IDP camps on the outskirts of town.
There are six IDP camps in Elwak hosting about 3,000 families displaced from Bay, Bakol and Juba regions and parts of Gedo.
These families fled from drought and conflict and most of them live in flimsy makeshift huts.
Mukhtar said the IDPs were vulnerable to sickness because of the poor conditions.
