HIGHLIGHTS
Flooding affects more than 145,000 people
November clashes in Galkayo reportedly displace up to 90,000 people
USAID assesses programs and humanitarian needs in Somalia
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Average to above-average October-to-December deyr rainfall—associated with the El Niño climatic event—is expected to result in increased livestock production and a nearaverage to average 2016 January/February deyr harvest, moderately improving food security in southern Somalia between January and March 2016, according to the USAIDfunded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and the UN Food Security and Nutritional Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU).
From October to December, flash flooding generated by the heavy deyr rains across parts of northern and south-central Somalia affected more than 145,000 people and temporarily displaced approximately 60,000 people, according to the UN.
On October 8, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., David H. Kaeuper re-declared a disaster for FY 2016 due to ongoing and projected humanitarian needs in Somalia.