FTL Somalia

Heavy Rains Expected in Southern Somalia in the Next 7 Days

Southern parts of Somalia will experience heavy rains in the next seven days.

Somali Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) announced this on Wednesday.

It issued a joint weather forecast together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the April 19-26 period.

In the forecast, SWALIM and FAO announced that the heavy rains could lead to a rise in the water levels of River Jubba.

Consequently, floods are a huge possibility.

Locals near the riverbank are advised to move to safer grounds.