Somalia’s president declares ‘national disaster’ amid drought

‘Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has declared a “national disaster” due to severe drought in the country.
A statement from the presidency issued on Tuesday said the declaration was ‘‘to deal with the humanitarian emergency in all areas affected by the current drought.”
“The president has appealed to the international community to urgently respond to the calamity in order to help families and individuals to recover from the effects of the drought disaster to avoid humanitarian tragedy,” the statement read.
Aid agencies say the drought has left some three million in crisis across Somalia.’
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