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Six people die in Galmudug due to severe drought-official

Storyline:National News

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MUDUG: Six people are reported to have succumbed to the severe drought that has ravaged the southern Mudug region of Galmudug state and parts of Galgadud.

While speaking to the media, the deputy governor of Galmudug region Ahmed Mohamed Shire Qodaar said that six people had died following the drought that has caused untold suffering to livelihoods across the region.

He said that some of the victims met their death en route to Galkayo having walked for 12 days without food and water as they were relocating with their livestock in search of food and water.

However, the deputy governor said that efforts were on course by the Galmudug administration to provide water trucks for the people affected by the severe drought in Mudug and Galgadud regions.