At least one person has been killed and four others missing after floods hit a district in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, an official said on Saturday.
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Awad Hussein, Puntland’s district commissioner of Armo told the local press that the floods came down from mountainous areas just outside of the district where torrential rains fell Friday night.
“A pick up [truck] carrying at least four people [was[ hit and swept away by massive floods came down from the mountains outside of the Armo district” said Hussein in an interview with a local radio station.
He added the four victims are still missing and feared dead, mentioning that two others private cares were swept away.
Frantic efforts to rescue the missing people are still underway as Puntland authorities sent a group of its military forces to help the rescue operation in the area, according to the official.
Residents n the district have expressed a deep concern about the incident, saying that if another downpour stared the whole district, which is suffering more floods right now, is at risk.
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