Reuters: Somalia: Drought-affected flock to towns in central region

By IRIN

More and more drought-affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) are flocking to towns across Somalia's central region of Galgadud in search of food, despite the onset of the 'Gu' rains (April-June), local officials told IRIN. "Some 550 families [3,300 people] have arrived in Abudwaq from rural areas after losing their livestock," said Abdirizak Abdullahi Warsame, a doctor with Hadia Medical Swiss-Somalia, an NGO supported by Somalis in the diaspora and the Swiss government, and operating in Abudwaq District. Warsame, the only doctor in the town, said people were coming into town because the rains had been "light and patchy".

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