{"id":441288,"date":"2025-05-13T18:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=441288"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:45:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:45:36","slug":"sodmas-report-on-the-recent-flash-floods-in-mogadishu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/sodmas-report-on-the-recent-flash-floods-in-mogadishu\/","title":{"rendered":"SoDMA\u2019s report on the recent flash floods in Mogadishu"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRE-INCIDENT INFORMATION<\/strong>
\nBanaadir Region Climatology Overview<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Banaadir region covers the same area as Mogadishu which is the capital city of Somalia. Precipitation in Banaadir region is marked by a distinct seasonal pattern, with the majority of rainfall occurring from March<\/strong> to May<\/strong> (the Gu\u2019 season<\/strong>) and again in October<\/strong> to December<\/strong> (The Deyr season<\/strong>). The early months of the year, specifically January<\/strong> and
\nFebruary<\/strong>, are characterized by extremely low rainfall, with mere 1mm<\/strong> and 2mm<\/strong> recorded respectively. As March<\/strong> approaches, precipitation begins to rise, culminating in a significant uptick during April<\/strong>, where 58mm<\/strong> falls over 12 days<\/strong>, followed by an even greater amount of 89mm<\/strong>spread across 23 days<\/strong> in May<\/strong>, indicating the onset of the main rainy season.<\/p>\n

LTM Climatology for Banaadir region, Somalia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The mid-year months of June<\/strong> and July<\/strong> (The Hagaa season)<\/strong> Banaadir region continues to receive substantial rainfall, with 49mm<\/strong> and 58mm<\/strong> recorded, respectively. The rain generally tapers off in August<\/strong> and September<\/strong>, dropping to 45mm<\/strong> and 32mm<\/strong> over 16 days<\/strong> and 11 days respectively. As the rainy season draws to a close, October<\/strong> brings
\n40mm<\/strong> of precipitation, followed by a notable increase in November<\/strong> with 70mm<\/strong> over 13 days.<\/strong> However, December<\/strong> sees a decline again, with only 13mm<\/strong> falling over 4 days<\/strong>. This pattern underscores the crucial role of seasonal rains in sustaining the region\u2019s ecosystems and agricultural activities.<\/p>\n

UNEXPECTED EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING DEVESTATING URBAN FLOOD<\/strong>
\nUnderlying Factor of unexpected Flash Floods in Mogadishu City.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The On the 9 of May 2025, there was an unprecedented flash flood event in Banaadir region at large as record-breaking rainfall which continued 2<\/strong> to 10<\/strong> hours that was amounting between 95mm<\/strong> to 120mm<\/strong> which has triggered a devastating flash flood has occurred in Mogadishu as the epicenter of these devastating floods.<\/p>\n

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SITUATION OVERVIEW.<\/strong>
\nThe heavy rainfall with normal winds, nightlight and thunder has triggering widespread flash floods which swept forcefully across Highways and streets in city. The heavy downpour led into the city devastating consequences, including the displacement of residents, extensive damage to homes, Neighborhoods and IDPs Camp submerged in water, loss of lives, and public infrastructure Destroyed included crucial Highways.<\/p>\n

The heavy Rainfall has left with Devastating Resulting to Community in Mogadishu city, many areas inaccessible and severely disrupted transportation and daily life. The flash floods strongly affected in the ancient districts where significant losses are reported.<\/p>\n

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PRE-INCIDENT INFORMATION Banaadir Region Climatology Overview Banaadir region covers the same area as Mogadishu which is the capital city of Somalia. Precipitation in Banaadir region is marked by a distinct seasonal pattern, with the majority of rainfall occurring from March to May (the Gu\u2019 season) and again in October to December (The Deyr season). The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":441289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-441288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":441290,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441288\/revisions\/441290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}