At least seven people were killed and major roads submerged after relentless overnight rains triggered severe flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said Saturday.
The downpour overwhelmed the city’s drainage system, collapsing homes and stranding residents in waist-high water for hours.
Abdinasir Hirsi Idle, spokesperson for the regional administration, told the Associated Press that rescue efforts were ongoing and warned the death toll could rise. “The rains were heavy and lasted for several hours, causing nine houses to collapse across different neighborhoods, and at least six major roads to suffer severe damage,” he said.
The floodwaters also disrupted transportation, damaged infrastructure, and briefly halted operations at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport, though flights later resumed. Authorities said more than 115mm of rain fell in just over eight hours, with the Ministry of Energy and Water warning of possible flash floods in other regions.
The Somali Disaster Management Agency is still assessing the full extent of the damage. Somalia frequently experiences extreme climate shocks, alternating between droughts and devastating floods.
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President Donald Trump said the United States will target Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site “pretty soon” as he meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun. Meanwhile, U.S. forces carried out a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran while Tehran continues to target Gulf countries.
Overnight U.S. strikes caused blackouts in southwestern Iran and hit the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first time. Separately, a U.S. soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone.
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ASEAN foreign ministers opened the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on 21 July, launching four days of talks that run until 24 July. The agenda includes South China Sea tensions, Myanmar’s conflict and growing U.S.-China rivalry.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has renewed calls for an immediate de-escalation and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East while she warned that the humanitarian situation had become "quite grave". Anand also raised concern over tensions in the South China Sea.
Pakistan has asked the U.S. for a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility, according to a source briefed on the matter. If approved, the funding would bolster the country's foreign exchange reserves and provide a major boost to its cash-strapped economy.
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