Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100
An aerial view shows flooded fields following heavy rains in Baidoa, Somalia, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency Sonna said on Saturday.
"Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," Sonna said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed by Mahamuud Moallim, the head of the country's disaster management agency.
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