Deadly flash floods hit Horn of Africa
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00:00 The whole of Lug district in Djerbala state, completely submerged.
00:05 After weeks of heavy rain, the Djerba river burst its banks, trapping over 400 villagers.
00:11 Some of them had to wait hours for help in the trees.
00:15 We climbed trees the whole night until morning.
00:17 We were beating jerricans to call for help.
00:20 We put babies and the elderly in beds and on trees and slopes.
00:25 We have no place to go back to.
00:27 We're now covered in plastic.
00:29 Above us is rain and under us is water.
00:32 There's water everywhere.
00:33 We have no toilet.
00:34 We can't move.
00:35 Same scene of devastation, 70 kilometers away.
00:40 Some children making the most of the situation, while adults worry about the future.
00:46 The floods had a serious impact on business because there are no goods coming to town.
00:51 We can't bring anything by plane.
00:53 And there's a serious shortage of goods, fuel, food and all other things in the city.
00:58 Really, we will be feeling the impact.
01:01 Around 1.6 million people in Somalia could be affected by the heavy seasonal downpours,
01:06 which have been worsened by the combined impact of two climate phenomenons, El Niño and the
01:12 Indian Ocean Deport, according to the UN.
01:15 They have described the flood as "once in a century" event.