Acute water shortage hits Gal-gaduud region
Residents in villages in Galgadud region of central Somalia have been experiencing acute Food and water shortages in the last two months and the humanitarian situation could be desperate, residents in the area say.
“Water scarcity was deteriorating, people in the village were utilizing two wells, but now they are not working and we don’t have another alternative “according to Dhubad village commissioner for the Somali federal government Aadan Abdulle.
“We did our best to fix those wells twice within a short period; the government should help Dhubad people before they die for Hunger and thirsty “said Adam. He called Somali federal government and the Diaspora community from the village to help the needy people.
Somalia was the country hardest hit by extreme drought in 2011 that affected over 13 million people across the Horn of Africa. UN humanitarian director for Somalia Phillippe Lazzarani severally warned the desperate humanitarian situation existing in the war-torn nation.
Faysal Boston
Somaliareport24.com
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