Over 150,000 Somalians fled homes since June due to flooding: UN

Source: Xinhua Published: 2020/8/12 12:07:05

People wade through a flooded road in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

Refugees rest in a refugee camp in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 10, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

People wade through a flooded road in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

People wade through a flooded road in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

People row through a flooded road in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

A child wades through a flooded road in Afgoye, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. More than 150,000 Somalians have fled their homes since June due to flash and riverine flooding in the southern regions of this Horn of Africa nation, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told journalists at a virtual press briefing on Friday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)


 

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