Beledweyne Prepares for El Niño Floods, Creating Winners and Losers – Axadle

Winners and losers as Beledweyne moves to prepare for El Niño floods

(ERGO) – Hundreds of displaced families have been evicted from houses they had been occupying rent-free in El Jalle, on the outskirts of Beledweyne in central Somalia’s Hiran region, by homeowners making their own preparations ahead of forecast heavy El Niño rains and fears of flooding. The homeowners concerned have been living in the cheaper,...

Beledweyne Prepares for El Niño Floods, Creating Winners and Losers – Axadle

IDP mother and her children find shelter in the camp/File Photo For hundreds of displaced families in El Jalle, a high-ground refuge outside Beledweyne, the prospect of flooding has brought a second upheaval: homeowners are reclaiming the houses they had allowed them to occupy rent-free. The homeowners normally live in Beledweyne’s cheaper, low-lying neighbourhoods along […]