MOGADISHU, Somalia
Somalia’s Prime Minister declared a state of emergency on Tuesday over the deadly drought in the Horn of Africa nation.
Mohamed
Hussein Roble made the declaration following an extraordinary Cabinet meeting
in the capital Mogadishu on the situation, said a statement issued by Roble’s
office.
A
short video released by the premier said that the country faces a difficult
position and called on the public, religious scholars, businesspeople, and the
international community to unite and help people in need.
Severe
drought is gripping most of Somalia as seasonal rains failed for the third time
since late 2020, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
Some
3.5 million Somalis already face acute food insecurity and without urgent and
scaled-up support, the situation will likely deteriorate further, according to
the UN.
Somalia
is on the frontline of climate change and has experienced 30-plus
climate-related hazards since 1990, including 12 droughts and 19 floods, the UN
said Tuesday.
The
currently worsening drought situation left 2.6 million people with zero access
to water and has driven over 100,000 people from their homes, it added.
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