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.
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