Reports say water levels in the other two boreholes has significantly dropped, creating acute shortage of water.

The area district commissioner Mohamed Mohamoud Abdi told Sunatimes locals in the district and its environs are therefore making desperate search for water at nearby districts, such as Guri’el and Abudwak.

Erratic rainfall and dysfunctional pumping machines resulting in serious water shortages has compromised the lives of locals in the region.

South and central Somalia has recently endured the worst drought and famine related crisis forcing thousands of Somalis to flee into the neighbouring countries like Kenya and Ethiopia in search of humanitarian aid.