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Somalia: Humanitarian Snapshot
(as of 7 June 2016)
Since January 2016, an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) /Cholera has affected southern and central Somalia, while severe flooding has been experienced in Belet Weyne district in Hiraan region. In Puntland and Somaliland drought has affected the livelihoods of thousands of people. These come amid an already fragile humanitarian situation. Overall some 4.7 million people require life-saving assistance and livelihood support.
Gulf of Aden
DJIBOUTI Awdal
Woqooyi Galbeed
160
Togdheer
326
A spike in AWD/ cholera cases in southern and central Somalia is of serious concern. Over 8,000 cases have been reported in 2016. Of these, 59 per cent are children under age 5 while 437 deaths were reported. There are reports of an outbreak of the deadly Chikungunya virus in Banadir region. According to WHO 3 of 5 blood samples have tested positive, more tests are being conducted.4
AWD/cholera reported cases and death
201
people severely food insecure
people in need
Bari
Sanaag
172
950,000
4.7 million
Disease outbreak
YEMEN
xx
519
reported cases
January 922
175
Flooding
4
February 517
132
161
Indian Ocean
May 1,221
Hiraan
Belet Weyne
205
Bakool
Juba River
165
85
KENYA Bay
\ Banadir Lower Shabelle
Gedo
135
Mogadishu
Baidoa Qansax Dheere
Jalalaqsi
Bay
Banadir Marka
Saakow Bu’aale
Lower Juba Afmadow
Jowhar
Middle Shabelle 114
140
Dinsoor
Middle Juba Lower Juba
66
1,000
258 Lower Shabelle
104
Mogadishu
1.4 million
4.7
million
4,000
people in need
Funding US$885 million Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) request for 2016
Baraawe
Total humanitarian funding 5
197
$ 288 million
Jamaame
revised in 2015
Districts with AWD/cholera cases4
Kismayo
Humanitarians are scaling up critical life-saving assistance in flood-affected areas. Hygiene promotion activities have been intensified in areas of displacement. Mobile clinics have also been established.
3,000
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will provide US$2 million for AWD/cholera outbreak response. Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has allocated $600,000 for AWD/cholera response in Kismayo. Health and WASH supplies are being distributed for an estimated 17,000 cases. In Mogadishu response to curb Chikungunya outbreak is underway.
Jilib
areas prone to flooding2
2,000
Shabelle River
!
Middle Shabelle
61
April 4,201
0
Hiraan
reported deaths 304
Mudug
Galgaduud
Bakool
437
2
March 1,977
ETHIOPIA
Galgaduud
Middle Juba
deaths
Nugaal
Heavy rains in parts of Somalia and Ethiopian highlands led to flooding in southern and central Somalia. Belet Weyne town is the most affected with over 70,000 people displaced. Of these, 36,000 people are in Ceel Jaale settlement alone, while others moved to other neighbouring villages.1
Gedo
xx
Sool
confirmed
xx
# of people in need (in thousands)3
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations Creation date: 6 June 2016 Sources: 1 Humanitarian partners 2 FAO/SWALIM 3 FAO/FSNAU/FEWSNET 4. Health cluster / WHO 5 Financial Tracling Service as o 7 June 2016 www.reliefweb.int
$218 million (25%)
$70 million
HRP funded
Other funding
suspected AWD alert
Administration layers : UNDP Somalia (1998)
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