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Beledweyne (Somali: Beledweyne, Arabic: بلد وين, Italian: Belet Uen) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region. The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu.
- 50 km² (20 sq mi)
- Hiran
May 18, 2023 · CNN — Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the...
May 17, 2023 · Wed 17 May 2023 14.22 EDT. Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle River in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of...
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May 19, 2023 · Nearly 250,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after heavy rainfall in Somalia and the Ethiopian highlands led to flash floods in Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region.
Nov 22, 2023 · People use a rope to stop themselves being swept away in Beledweyne, Hiran, last week. The floods have displaced almost 500,000 people across Somalia. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty. Global...
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Sep 23, 2023 · The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa nation battles armed groups.
Nov 23, 2023 · Beledweyne, in the central region of Hiran, may be the most devastated community. As floodwaters swept through, homes were washed away. Hakima said her family may be safe from flooding in their...
