Huge Fire Destroys Commercial Hub in Breakaway Somali Region
Plumes of smoke billow from the site of a fire that broke out at the Waaheen market in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on April 2, 2022.
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A fire that destroyed the main market in the capital of the breakaway republic of Somaliland may have caused $2 billion in damage, the city’s mayor said.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble announced on Sunday the release of $11.7 million in federal assistance.