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Poorest Countries Most Likely to be Affected by Climate Crisis?

Published December 23rd, 2019 - 08:26 GMT

The arid Horn of Africa country has always been hostage to climate extremes. Rain is erratic, and drought a feature of life.

Somalia withered from drought early this year. When the skies finally opened, nature was unmerciful.

Unrelenting downpours in October turned to flash floods, destroying homes and few remaining possessions, and washing away whatever harvest and bony animals farmers managed to save during the months without rain.

But catastrophic weather events are occurring in Somalia with ever-greater fury and frequency. There is no time to rebuild homes and replenish food stocks before another disaster strikes.

Rainfall extremes in Somalia are forecast to intensify this century, even as the region overall dries considerably. East Africa has endured unusually extreme rainfall since October, with torrential deluges killing hundreds across eight countries, and displacing millions more.

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A displaced baby, who was forced to leave his house with his family due to heavy rains and floods in the area, rests under a mosquito net at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent a

A displaced baby, who was forced to leave his house with his family due to heavy rains and floods in the area, rests under a mosquito net at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A girl walks towards her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every

A girl walks towards her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever

A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

74-year-old Omar Dule, who lost his house due to the floods and heavy rains, gathers with some friends inside a United Nations tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredict

74-year-old Omar Dule, who lost his house due to the floods and heavy rains, gathers with some friends inside a United Nations tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A displaced woman, who was forced to leave her house due to heavy rains and floods in the area, cooks a meal at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i

A displaced woman, who was forced to leave her house due to heavy rains and floods in the area, cooks a meal at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A displaced woman sits under the shadow at the place where she sleeps at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every

A displaced woman sits under the shadow at the place where she sleeps at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

Soldiers enjoying a day off and Somali people look from the beach at a military plane landing within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP

Soldiers enjoying a day off and Somali people look from the beach at a military plane landing within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP

A group of UPDF (Uganda People Defence Forces) soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping take pictures while enjoying a day off by the beach within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP

A group of UPDF (Uganda People Defence Forces) soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping take pictures while enjoying a day off by the beach within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP

Two boys stand next to their tents at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people

Two boys stand next to their tents at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A displaced woman washes some dishes and utensils in front of her tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever

A displaced woman washes some dishes and utensils in front of her tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A group of displaced women, due to intense flooding, queue at the entrance of a distribution center waiting for sanitary pads at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i

A group of displaced women, due to intense flooding, queue at the entrance of a distribution center waiting for sanitary pads at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A woman reacts while looking at the destruction left after heavy rains and floods in the school in front of her house in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of

A woman reacts while looking at the destruction left after heavy rains and floods in the school in front of her house in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A group of displaced children, who were forced to leave their houses due to heavy rains and floods in the area, gather while attending activities for children in an United Nations tent at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human

A group of displaced children, who were forced to leave their houses due to heavy rains and floods in the area, gather while attending activities for children in an United Nations tent at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

A displaced baby, who was forced to leave his house with his family due to heavy rains and floods in the area, rests under a mosquito net at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent a
A girl walks towards her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every
A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever
74-year-old Omar Dule, who lost his house due to the floods and heavy rains, gathers with some friends inside a United Nations tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredict
A displaced woman, who was forced to leave her house due to heavy rains and floods in the area, cooks a meal at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i
A displaced woman sits under the shadow at the place where she sleeps at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every
Soldiers enjoying a day off and Somali people look from the beach at a military plane landing within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
A group of UPDF (Uganda People Defence Forces) soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping take pictures while enjoying a day off by the beach within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
Two boys stand next to their tents at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people
A displaced woman washes some dishes and utensils in front of her tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever
A group of displaced women, due to intense flooding, queue at the entrance of a distribution center waiting for sanitary pads at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i
A woman reacts while looking at the destruction left after heavy rains and floods in the school in front of her house in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of
A group of displaced children, who were forced to leave their houses due to heavy rains and floods in the area, gather while attending activities for children in an United Nations tent at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human
A displaced baby, who was forced to leave his house with his family due to heavy rains and floods in the area, rests under a mosquito net at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent a
A displaced baby, who was forced to leave his house with his family due to heavy rains and floods in the area, rests under a mosquito net at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A girl walks towards her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every
A girl walks towards her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever
A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
74-year-old Omar Dule, who lost his house due to the floods and heavy rains, gathers with some friends inside a United Nations tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredict
74-year-old Omar Dule, who lost his house due to the floods and heavy rains, gathers with some friends inside a United Nations tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A displaced woman, who was forced to leave her house due to heavy rains and floods in the area, cooks a meal at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i
A displaced woman, who was forced to leave her house due to heavy rains and floods in the area, cooks a meal at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A displaced woman sits under the shadow at the place where she sleeps at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every
A displaced woman sits under the shadow at the place where she sleeps at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
Soldiers enjoying a day off and Somali people look from the beach at a military plane landing within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
Soldiers enjoying a day off and Somali people look from the beach at a military plane landing within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
A group of UPDF (Uganda People Defence Forces) soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping take pictures while enjoying a day off by the beach within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
A group of UPDF (Uganda People Defence Forces) soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping take pictures while enjoying a day off by the beach within Mogadishu’s airport base in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 13, 2019. LUIS TATO / AFP
Two boys stand next to their tents at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people
Two boys stand next to their tents at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A displaced woman washes some dishes and utensils in front of her tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people ever
A displaced woman washes some dishes and utensils in front of her tent at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A group of displaced women, due to intense flooding, queue at the entrance of a distribution center waiting for sanitary pads at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable i
A group of displaced women, due to intense flooding, queue at the entrance of a distribution center waiting for sanitary pads at a displacement camp in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A woman reacts while looking at the destruction left after heavy rains and floods in the school in front of her house in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of
A woman reacts while looking at the destruction left after heavy rains and floods in the school in front of her house in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, cycles of floods and droughts have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP
A group of displaced children, who were forced to leave their houses due to heavy rains and floods in the area, gather while attending activities for children in an United Nations tent at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human
A group of displaced children, who were forced to leave their houses due to heavy rains and floods in the area, gather while attending activities for children in an United Nations tent at a displacement camp for families affected by floods located in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. The rains have inundated big areas surrounding Beledweyne area forcing thousands of people to leave their houses and look for humanitarian assistance while living in displacement camps. Due to climate change and human activities, floods have become more recurrent and completely unpredictable in Somalia exposing hundreds of thousands of people every year to vulnerability and displacement. LUIS TATO / AFP

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