When the Dawa and Ganale rivers flooded Dollo Ado
During the 2018 floods, Wa-PYDO helped evacuate families, served hot meals to about 200 rescued people and distributed 200 mosquito nets.
- When Spring rains, 2018
- Where Dollo Ado
- Affected More than 3,000 households
- Wa-PYDO response Evacuation support, hot meals for about 200 people, 200 mosquito nets
Dollo Ado lies where the Dawa and Ganale rivers meet. During the heavy spring rains of 2018, which displaced households across East Africa, flooding from the two rivers brought water levels the town had not seen before and people had to be evacuated.
Wa-PYDO took part in evacuating affected people from the flooded areas and provided hot meals to almost 200 people who had been rescued.
On the second day, the Dollo Ado district administration convened an emergency meeting. More than 3,000 households had been affected. Wa-PYDO extended its response and provided 200 mosquito nets, while other organisations took on food, water and health services.
The photographs show Wa-PYDO’s Executive Director handing mosquito nets to displaced households at a site near Dollo Ado. Read more about our emergency and humanitarian response.
In pictures
First shared on Wa-PYDO’s Facebook page.
