Somalia - Cyclone Kills at Least 100 - NYTimes.com A tropical cyclone that hit Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region over the weekend killed at least 100 people, the government said Monday as it declared a state of emergency and appealed for international aid. Hundreds of people have been reported missing since the storm made landfall on Saturday, officials said. In addition, more than 100,000 livestock were lost and fishing boats were swept away, endangering the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. The storm hit the eastern coast and across the tip of the Horn of Africa. High winds and heavy rains caused flash floods and cut off roads to the coastal areas.