US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chance.
The Guardian reports that her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chance.
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy?
This world story centres on Somalia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include El Niño, Cayni Ali and River Juba.
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- Somalia · Africa
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- El Niño, Cayni Ali, River Juba, Jilib
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- World
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