Somalia: 2021 Gu’ Season Floods Update #1 - As of 9 May 2021
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Highlights
• Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country triggering flash floods which have killed and displaced people, but a forecast suggests the rains will begin to subside from mid-May.
• Reports indicate that at least 25 people have been killed due to the heavy rains including nine children who died after their house flooded in Banadir on 7 May and four people killed by lightening in Puntland on 5 May.
• An estimated 25,000 people in 15 villages in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region were affected by riverine flooding has affected, displacing people in eight villages and inundating farms.
Somalia: Monthly Water Price Updates (as of 14th April 2021)
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Key Findings of Water Prices
Water scarcity condition still prevails in most parts of Somalia with the cost of water skyrocketing by 60% in some areas, forcing the most vulnerable households to travel long distances in search of safe water. As 14 April 2021, more than 50 districts across the country facing moderate to severe drought conditions. These districts are facing critical water shortages with Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug, and Jubaland are the worst affected areas. A large proportion of the populations living in these areas are currently reliant on emergency water trucking. The current situation could worsen if the 2021 Gu (April-June) season rainfall is delayed and/or performs poorly as some forecasts indicate. The situation is particularly concerning as current rainfall performance for the last 10 days of April indicate little to no rainfall in most parts of Somalia.
Somalia: Drought Conditions Situation Update (As of 14 April 2021)
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SITUATION OVERVIEW
Most parts of the country are facing critical water shortages, with more than 50 districts facing moderate to severe drought conditions. The situation is particularly concerning as forecasts indicate a second consecutive season of below-average rainfall during the April to June 2021 Gu season. Current forecasts indicate little to no rainfall for most parts of Somalia through the third week of April. The Drought conditions are spreading throughout Somalia against a backdrop of depleted coping mechanisms due to recurrent shocks and high levels of forced displacement; over 1.3 million Somalis were displaced in 2020 and 112,000 have been displaced in the first three months of 2021, about 34% of them due to drought conditions.