premise: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday launched emergency operations to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by severe floods in Somalia.
  In a statement issued in Nairobi, the relief agency said it was stepping up its emergency operation to assist more than 300,00 people affected by floods in southern Somalia.
  "The year 2006 has been catastrophic for the Somali people. After the worst drought in a decade, they are now facing torrential rain," said Pascal Hundt, head of the ICRC delegation in Somalia.
  "Families are pushed to the limit of their capabilities, trying to survive under such extreme climate conditions. What they need most is drinking water, shelter and food," Hundt added.
   Why is the ICRC stepping up its emergency operations in Somalia?
hypothesis: trying to survive under such extreme climate conditions