Humanitarian Crisis at Jalalaqsi in Hiran Region

More than 20,000 families are said to have fled from their homes at Jalalaqsi of Hiran region which is facing a humanitarian crisis.

The town could not be accessible, surrounded by the river Shabeelle, people have constructed houses made of plastic bags and wood.

Mohamed Ganey, chairman of the town who spoke to Goobjoog News said that people are suffering from humanantarian crisis, adding that the people have fled from their in the town.

Some parlimenterians from the Somali federal government have reached the town  last week with  $ 50,000, for emergency responses which is not enough and does not make any difference to the current problem that the people in the town are facing.

On the other hand, in addition to the Jalalaqsi flood crisis, it is also one of the isolated towns  from the capital city Mogadishu, and also it is controlled by Al Shabaab.

Jalalaqsi is not the only town with humanitarian crisis in the region of Hiran, and there are also more problems in the towns like BeledWeyne and Bulo Barde, where the two are facing heavy water breaks down from the Shabelle River. Many governments and Humanitarian agencies provided assistance in the region but still the assistance is limited.

Goobjoog News