The Jubba River (Somali:Wabiga Jubba, Italian:Giuba) is a river in southern Somalia. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Indian Ocean, where it empties at the Goobweyn juncture.
History
The earliest European to record his visit to the Jubba area is the JesuitJerónimo Lobo, who, in 1624, attempted to follow the course of the Jubba into Ethiopia only to learn that he would need to pass through the lands of nine different peoples who "were continuously at war with one another and each one was scarcely secure in its own land than thus could not provide security for anyone who took a step outside of it", and returned to Portuguese India to find another way there.
Over two centuries passed until Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken ascended the lower reaches of the river on the small steamship Welf in 1863. He wrecked the steamship in the rapids above Baardheere, where the party was attacked by local Somalis, ending in the deaths of the Baron and three others in his party. The first European to explore widely and completely the course of the river was the Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego attended by Commander F.G. Dundas British Navy. Bottego and his equipe sailed 400 miles of the river in 1891. During his exploration Vittorio Bottego changed the name of the main affluent of Jubba -the Ganale river- in Ganale Doria after the famous Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.
In addition, the ministry stated that the outbreak is expected to escalate when the anticipated heavier-than-normal Gu' rains begin, especially in high-risk districts located along the Shabelle and Jubba River basins ... ■ ... .
The prime minister on Sunday visited a temporary internal displaced persons' camp in Luglow, located near Kismayo and home to thousands of families seeking shelter from the flooding along the Jubba River.
... floods caused by the El Nino phenomenon will continue as water levels in the Jubba and Shabelle rivers continue to rise following torrential rains in parts of the country and the Ethiopian highlands.
In Somalia's Dolow district, homes are abandoned and roads have turned into rivers ... Speaking to Reuters in Luuq town, where the Jubba River burst its banks, aid group World Vision said it had managed to rescue some villagers trapped due to flooding.
... and roads have turned into rivers ... Speaking to Reuters in Luuq town, where the Jubba River burst its banks, aid group World Vision said it had managed to rescue some villagers trapped due to flooding.
“What is going on today is the worst for decades ... At least 2,400 people have been cut off in Luuq town, where the Jubba River burst its banks, the UN has said. “Luuq is surrounded by the river and floods are threatening us ... Some are still trapped.
“What is going on today is the worst for decades ... At least 2,400 people have been cut off in Luuq town, where the Jubba River burst its banks, the UN has said. “Luuq is surrounded by the river and floods are threatening us ... Some are still trapped.
"What is going on today is the worst for decades ... At least 2,400 people have been cut off in Luuq town, where the Jubba River burst its banks, the United Nations has said. "Luuq is surrounded by the river and floods are threatening us ... ....
list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Climate change displacement. ‘One of the defining challenges’ ... end of list ... At least 2,400 people have been cut off in Luuq town alone after the Jubba River burst its banks, the United Nations has warned ... Regional deluge ... .
... expanding to include two additional federal member states, Hirshabelle and Jubbaland, where the project will focus on the areas situated away from the floodplains of the Shabelle and the Jubba rivers.
“If the water trucking stops, we must go to the Jubba River, which is 13 kilometers away ... The bridge crosses the Jubba River, which snakes its way from the highlands of Ethiopia to the Somali coast into the Indian Ocean.
Lower Shabelle, in the Southwest federal state of Somalia, is one of two breadbasket regions of Somalia and is in the country’s south, where the nation’s only two permanent rivers, Jubba and Shabelle, cut through ... .
