Fears Of Disease Outbreaks, Food Insecurity Mount In Somalia’s Puntland After Cyclone
“Two weeks after a tropical cyclone struck the northeast coast of Somalia, killing more than 100 people and thousands of head of livestock, important infrastructure lies in ruins and fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases are mounting,” IRIN reports. “‘For four days, the cyclone brought heavy rainfall, icy winds, flash floods, and mudslides. Roads, houses, mosques, schools and farms were destroyed. Fishing boats sank. Water sources were damaged,’ according to Adeso, a humanitarian and development agency,” the news service writes, adding, “A lack of humanitarian access has exacerbated the situation” (11/25).
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