A man fixes a puncture in the tube that sends the truck's water into a large storage bag. After the bag is full, the inhabitants of the Luglow IDP settlement can collect water by using a small valve.
For miles and miles, the side of the road is strewn with animal carcasses. Goats, cows, camels and donkeys die en masse due to the lack of water and food. This is a disaster for pastoral communities, that make up around 60 per cent of the Somali population, as they rely on their livestock to generate income and food.
“Before the drought, the rains were sometimes late,” Haleema Abdullahi Abdi remembers. “But we never had three consecutive seasons without any rain. Because of that, we have lost all of our livestock. We came here to survive. We used to be a happy, dignified family. We had enough money to not only support our own family, but also other families. It saddens me that now, I’m begging from other people.”
Before the water trucks arrive, inhabitants of Luglow IDP settlement already line up their empty jerrycans. Most people tie a piece of cloth to their jerrycan, so they can recognize theirs when they have to fill the canister with water.