IRC launches an emergency response after flooding

  • Torrential rains and major flooding have displaced over 2,600 people in Mogadishu and Mudug areas of Somalia.
  • Key infrastructure remains impassable, isolating affected communities and hindering humanitarian response efforts.
  • Communities—already weakened by prolonged drought—are enduring chronic water shortages and limited access to basic services.
  • The IRC’s response will prioritize cash support and shelter for displaced families, vulnerable children and households that have lost their homes or livelihoods.
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Country facts

  • Total population: 17.6 million
  • Internally displaced people: 3.8 million
  • People facing crisis, or worse, levels of food insecurity: 4.3 million

IRC response

  • Started work in Somalia: 1981
  • People assisted per year: 500,000

Rescue stories

Back home, we were friends. We both worked as farmers. We lived close to each other. Here, we make these baskets to sell in the market so we could get some cash for food.
Nunay and Bigisow sat in front of their tents, making baskets.
Families across Somalia have had their lives uprooted by a catastrophic hunger crisis that could soon be declared a famine.
Meet Nunay and Bisigow