SOMALIA: Floods displace thousands, destroy farmland in Bardera

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Flash floods in south-western Gedo region have displaced hundreds of families and inundated hectares of farmland in and around Bardera, the regional capital. Abdirisaaq Mohamed Geriyow, executive director of the Social and Agricultural Development Organisation (SADO), an NGO based in Bardera, said the floods followed heavy rains in the town and in the hilly areas around it. "We had 11 hours of very heavy rains on Monday [3 November]," he said. Ahmed...