Tropical cyclone Gati which made landfall in Puntland’s Bari region on 22 November has dissipated, although leaving behind a trail of destruction. Puntland authorities estimate that the cyclone affected an estimated 180,000 people in Bari region mostly in Bossaso, Xaafuun, Hurdiya and Iskushuban districts. Those affected included farmers, fishermen, traders, and other rural inhabitants.
Rapid assessments in parts of Bari region are ongoing. Preliminary estimates from the assessment in Bossaso indicate that heavy rains that lasted more than 24 hours in the town of Bossaso on 23 November affected over 38,000 people. Many of those affected in Bossaso are in need of food, emergency shelter and non-food items (NFIs), WASH, health services, and protection monitoring. Initial reports from areas accessed by a HADMA/OCHA led assessment team in Xaafuun, Baargaal, Gumbax, Hurdiye and Karduush, Dul Xaafun and Dardaare indicate that the cyclone displaced about 21,360 people in those areas, 78 per cent of whom are from pastoralist and fishing communities.
Cyclone Gati has reportedly killed nine people and destroyed almost 4,000 properties belonging to nomadic communities. So far, the assessment team has confirmed that 120 fishing vessels including eight huge fishing boats were either totally or partially destroyed, and a total of 469 fishermen lost livelihood assets.
2020 OCHA