“It was very difficult for me to walk this morning because of the amount of water,” said Beledweyne resident Abdifitah Ahmed. Some said the flooding was the worst they had ever seen. Rising water levels in Beledweyne forced the closure of many important facilities, including government offices and the main hospital, residents said. If the rains persist in Somalia and in the Ethiopian highlands, “we estimate that up to 1.6 million people could be impacted, with more than 600,000 displaced,” Dujarric said.
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