 Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, according to the Somali government. Residents in Velodwayne, in central Somalia, could be seen wading through floodwaters on Monday. Local resident Ahmed Aidao described the situation in the area as extremely bad, adding that people are running for their lives because of the force of the water. Some people are using tractors to get through. Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and disrupted the lives of over 1.2 million people. Minister of Information Dadaways told reporters on Sunday, in the capital Mogadishu. They have also caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure, notably in the ghetto region of southern Somalia, he said. According to the UN, the lives of some 1.6 million people in Somalia could be disrupted by floods during the rainy season but lasts until December, with 1.5 million hectares of farmland potentially being destroyed.