The drought in Somalia

700,000 on the run: "Everything we owned was washed away"  

About 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, 96 have died and 2 million people are directly affected by the great flood in Somalia at the beginning of November, AP writes.  

The mother of four, Hakima Mohamud Hareed, is one of those forced to flee

- The flood washed away everything we owned. We left our home with only our lives intact, she says.  

The aid organization IRC warns that the flooding could lead to further famine in the region, where 15 million people were already struggling to get food. About 1.5 million hectares of land have been flooded, which has devastating consequences for agriculture. 

100 people dead after flood in Somalia  

In early November, Somalia was hit by major floods. The country's Ministry of the Interior states on Thursday that nearly 100 people have died and that a total of two million people are directly affected by the disaster, writes AFP. 

 "We are doing what we can to help those affected by the floods. We have also asked for help from international organizations," the ministry said in a statement.  

The flooding is the result of a huge downpour that hit after the worst drought in 40 years, according to the UN agency OCHA. The dry ground does not absorb wate