NATURAL DISASTERS
Bossaso market fire leaves many traders penniless
(ERGO) - Osman Isack Mursal, the father of a family of 10, is struggling to make ends meet following the...
Pastoralists bereft as camels die of unknown disease in Somali region
(ERGO) - More than 4,000 camels have died of an undiagnosed disease in Ethiopia’s Somali region since May, bankrupting thousands...
Somali frankincense traders in Puntland turn to other livelihoods
(ERGO) - Bile Yusuf Nur, who used to earn his living as a frankincense trader, is supporting his family as...
Children lose hope of education as Shabelle floods inundate schools in Jowhar
(ERGO) - Thirteen-year-old Halimo Abdikadir Ali was preparing for her end of year exams at Baarey primary school in Jowhar,...
Tragedy strikes IDP families in Mogadishu as heavy rains wreak havoc in IDP camps
(ERGO) - Ifrah Isse Ali, a pregnant mother living in one of the Somali capital’s squalid internal displacement camps, lost...
IDP family survives floods in Abudwaq by tying themselves to a tree
(ERGO) - Mohamed Hussein Egal and his family narrowly escaped when flash floods raged through their IDP camp in Galgadud,...
Thousands left homeless after Shabelle river floods in Jowhar
(ERGO) - Hawo Mukhtar, a widowed mother of 12, has been sleeping in an open field in Jowhar for the...
Floods in Somali Region lead to fears of food shortages
(ERGO) - Abdiqani Ibrahim Said and his family of seven have been sleeping rough up a mountain for the past...
Storms and flooding displace villagers in Gunagado, Somali Region
(ERGO) - Rainstorms and flooding caused destruction of property and displacement of families in Gunagado district of Jarar zone in...
Livestock die as central Somali herders liken water crisis to 2017 drought
(ERGO) - Bashir Osman Mohamed has lost 60 of his 100 goats in less than two weeks due to a...
