MOGADISHU, Somalia – The commissioner of the Somali Catastrophe Administration Company, SODMA, Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, in the present day took over a million {dollars} in assist from the Chinese language authorities.
“FEI Shengchao handed over 1 million US {dollars} in emergency flood aid help to H.E. Commissioner Mohamud Moallim in SoDMA. It’s the third time this 12 months that China to supported catastrophe aid because the extreme floods hit the nation,” stated the Chinese language embassy.
The donated cash is aimed to assist the folks affected by the El Niño and the floods attributable to the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. Somalia was additionally hit by a protracted drought.
“The Chinese language ambassador who got here to SoDMA gave us a million {dollars} for the flood victims, it will likely be spent on meals. I’m very grateful to the Chinese language authorities and its folks. This isn’t the primary time,” stated SoDMA head.
Abdulle stated that the Chinese language authorities is completely different from different governments because it straight helps the Somali folks. China was the primary nation to offer direct help to Somalia because the extreme floods hit this nation.
Lately the Chinese language authorities donated monetary assist to the federal authorities, which helped mitigate the humanitarian disaster in Jubaland, which is probably the most flood-hit space.