# US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:00:40+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/26/us-forces-accused-of-weaponising-somalia-flood-el-nino
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/us-forces-accused-of-weaponising-somalia-s-floods-by-trapping-women-an-7c5e75/

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? The water was rising rapidly. It had already reached Cayni Ali’s waist. Her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chance. There was no

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