Somalia on brink of famine as devastating floods follow severe drought
Severe flooding has swamped parts of Somalia, with at least 250,000 people forced to flee a central region that locals say now looks more like an ocean. This disaster comes after more than 40,000 people died in 2022 from a drought that experts say was made worse by climate change.
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Somalia’s “dire hunger emergency” is spiraling upward with one-third of the population expected to face crisis or worse levels of food needs, but the U.N. has been forced to drastically cut food assistance because of a lack of funding.
