
联合国移民机构周三警告,未来三个月内,索马里可能有近87.4万人因强降雨和河水上涨而流离失所,这些社区本已遭受干旱和反复流离失所的影响。
Nearly 874,000 people could be displaced in Somalia over the next three months as heavy rainfall and rising rivers threaten communities already affected by drought and repeated displacement, the UN migration agency warned Wednesday.
国际移民组织(IOM)在一份声明中表示,该组织与丹麦难民理事会共同做出的预测估计,10月至12月期间可能有874,319人流离失所,其中洪水造成的流离失所占总数的92%。
In a statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said projections developed with the Danish Refugee Council estimate that 874,319 people could be displaced between October and December, with flooding accounting for 92% of the total.
“我们正在考虑数十万人在短短几周内失去家园的可能性,”国际移民组织索马里任务团团长曼努埃尔·马克斯·佩雷拉说。
“We are looking at the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people losing their homes in just a matter of weeks,” said Manuel Marques Pereira, IOM Somalia chief of mission.
这一警告发出之际,索马里正进入雨季,预计在厄尔尼诺现象增强的情况下,降雨量将高于正常水平。
The warning comes as Somalia enters a rainy season forecast to bring above-normal rainfall amid strengthening El Nino conditions.
国际移民组织表示,为准备和应对洪水所需的1662万美元资金中,它仅获得了14.4%,这些资金旨在帮助超过51.7万人。
IOM said it has secured only 14.4% of the $16.62 million required to prepare for and respond to flooding, with the funding intended to assist more than 517,000 people.
贝莱德文和加勒卡约面临尤其“最大的威胁”,分别有近22.9万人和8.2万人面临流离失所的风险。
Beletweyne and Gaalkacyo face particularly “greatest threat,” with nearly 229,000 and 82,000 people, respectively, at risk of displacement.
该机构表示,河水水位上涨和强降雨已经在威胁社区,而洪水可能摧毁农作物、污染水源并扰乱医疗服务的获取。
The agency said rising river levels and heavy rainfall are already threatening communities, while flooding could destroy crops, contaminate water sources and disrupt access to healthcare.
国际移民组织敦促国际社会立即提供资金,以加强预警系统、准备疏散路线,并提供紧急住所、清洁水和卫生设施。
IOM urged immediate international funding to strengthen early warning systems, prepare evacuation routes and provide emergency shelter, clean water and sanitation.