Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

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