Vulnerable Mudug families left behind in drought-hit village

Mudug (Ergo)- Pastoralist families left behind in Dajimaale village in Somalia’s central Mudug region are facing severe food and water shortages after three consecutive years of failed rains destroyed their livestock and dried up the water wells.

Most residents have migrated away in search of water and pasture, but more than 100 families, largely comprising elderly people, widows, and households without the means to move, are stranded in the village.

Busuri Abdikadir Ahmed has lost all his goats and can’t provide for his family of 10.

“Drought has taken everything from us. We have no water, no proper food, and no healthcare. The few animals that survived have now disappeared. We no longer know when we will eat. Sometimes we manage just one meal a day, but there is no certainty,” he told Radio Ergo.