Somalia Floods: Death Toll Rises as UN Releases Humanitarian Aid

'Once-in-a-Century' Flooding Displaces Half a Million, Affects Neighboring Countries

At least 31 people have died and 500,000 have been displaced due to heavy rains and flooding in Somalia, with the death toll expected to rise.
The flooding, described as a 'once-in-a-century' event by the UN, is a result of the combined effects of El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole, exacerbated by damaged soil from recent droughts and conflict.
The UN has released a $25 million humanitarian aid package to help mitigate the impact of the flooding.
The floods have also affected neighboring Kenya, with a death toll of 15, and Ethiopia's Somali region, where over 20 people have died.
The Horn of Africa, one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather, is expected to see the lives of 1.6 million people disrupted and 1.5 million hectares of farmland potentially destroyed.