At least 11 People have died in Hiiran region of Central Somalia due to an acute water shortage, Officials said.
An official of the Hiraan administration has told the media that most of the people died in the rural areas of the region.
He called for the Aid agencies to intervene the situation and supply water to the regions affected.
It has been reported that the region is facing an acute water shortage due to delay or reduction of rainfall.
Water shortages are a chronic problem in Somalia, mostly affecting the rural population. The water shortage has forced many residents to walk for many kiolmetres in search of clean water to drink.
The region has one of the country’s two rivers, that plays a key role in providing water and income for the local communities. But its water resources are under growing pressure from both human and climate impacts.
In 2011, most of the regions in Central and Southern Somalia were hit by one of the worst famines in the country’s history, causing the death of over 250,000 people.
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