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Puntland's President Abdirahman Farole said thousands of livestock had also died and hundreds of homes had been destroyed.
"Preliminary information also indicates that homes, buildings, boats and entire villages have been destroyed and over 100,000 livestock lost, endangering the livelihoods of tens of thousands of local people," the government said, in a statement.
Mohamed Aideed Dirir, Puntland's minister of planning, told the BBC Somali Service that more than 10 lorries loaded with food, water and blankets have been sent to the affected communities from the capital, Garowe, and the town of Bossasso.
