SOMALIA appealed for international aid for victims of the deadly tsunami that slammed its shores, with an official saying yesterday that at least 50,000 people urgently need food, water, shelter and medical help after losing their homes and livelihoods.

Somalia appealed for international aid for victims of the deadly tsunami that slammed its shores, with an official saying today that at least 50,000 people urgently need food, water, shelter and medical help after losing their homes and livelihoods.

The number of Somalis killed by deadly tidal waves that battered the country’s shores has doubled to more than 200.