Sabahi.com - By Barkhad Dahir in Hargeisa and Abdi Moalim in Mogadishu
A view of Tropical Cyclone 03A from outer space as it churns above northern Somalia November 10-11, 2013. [AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT]
Heavy rains trailing a cyclone, which battered Somalia's Puntland region and left as many as 300 people dead, have also flooded parts of the Somaliland region and done much damage to the port city of Berbera.
In Puntland as of Wednesday (November 13th), the human death toll from the cyclone was confirmed at 143, State Minister for Good Governance Mohamed Farah Isse told Sabahi. The local government said 300 were feared dead and hundreds of others missing.
As many as 100,000 animals -- mostly goats -- perished in the storm, Isse said.
"The rain is accompanied by an extreme cold, wind and a lot of water, which have killed the people and the animals," he said. "We cannot reach the affected areas because the vehicles are becoming stuck in the mud. We provided a small amount of aid to the district of Dangorayo, however, we cannot reach Eyl and Bandarbeyla."
