Source: Famine Early Warning System Network
Country: Somalia
The Deyr rains ended in most parts of the northern and central regions
From November 21 to 30, both field reports and satellite-based rainfall estimates confirm that rains ceased in most parts of northern and central Somalia, including Hiran, Bay, Bakol, Gedo, and Middle Shabelle Regions (Figure 1). Parts of Lower Shabelle, Middle and Lower Juba, and localized pastoral areas of East Golis pastoral livelihood zone in Bari received light to moderate rains. A comparison with the long-term (1983 to 2011) mean (LTM) indicates that rains received in late November were below-average in most of the South and were 20 percent or less of average in the northern and central regions (Figure 2).