El Niño Hunger Alarm: The UN warns El Niño flooding could push Somalia’s hunger crisis into famine risk, with 5.4 million people facing crisis levels or worse (including 1.5 million at emergency levels) and 1.92 million children under five needing acute malnutrition treatment by mid-2027, as many health centers are closed or running at reduced capacity and the 2026 response plan is only 31% funded. Flood Preparedness Funding: The UK announced £5 million to help Somalia prepare for October–December floods, backing early warning, evacuations, mobile health services, and keeping up to 71 health facilities running, with support for nearly 100 IDP camps and up to 600,000 people. Baidoa Displacement Risk: IPC analysis flags about 26,000 displaced people in Baidoa moving toward catastrophe (phase 5) by late 2026 if flooding and aid gaps persist. Health System Under Strain: A separate report highlights severe funding shortfalls threatening closure or reduced services at a long-running mother-and-child health centre in Laas Caanood, echoing wider facility disruptions across Somalia. Local Health Capacity: Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency urges stronger coordination and early action for evacuation, shelters, healthcare, and protection ahead of El Niño.