In late October this year, the Horn of Africa, where Somalia is located, entered the rainy season. Persistent heavy rains cause flooding.
This is a scene of flooding in the Juba River basin taken on November 14 in Lug, Gedo State, southern Somalia. Xinhua/Reuters
People were evacuated by boat in Lugar, Gedo County, southern Somalia, on 14 November. Xinhua/Reuters
People were evacuated by boat in Lugar, Gedo County, southern Somalia, on 14 November. Xinhua/Reuters
This is a photograph of flood-damaged homes in Lugar, Gedo Prefecture, southern Somalia, on November 14. Xinhua/Reuters
People were evacuated by boat in Lugar, Gedo County, southern Somalia, on 14 November. Xinhua/Reuters
This is a photograph of flood-damaged homes in Lugar, Gedo Prefecture, southern Somalia, on November 14. Xinhua/Reuters
This is a scene of flooding in the Juba River basin taken on November 14 in Lug, Gedo State, southern Somalia. Xinhua/Reuters
On 13 November, people were evacuated in donkey carts in Dolo, Gedo County, southern Somalia. Xinhua/Reuters
Children walk in flooded residential areas in Dolo, Gedo County, southern Somalia, on 12 November. Xinhua/Reuters
Two men inspect their flood-damaged house in Dolo, Gedo County, southern Somalia, on 13 November. Xinhua/Reuters