At least 50 people have been killed in three days of Islamist insurgent attacks, witnesses and officials say.
Mayor Abdurisaq Mohamed Nor spoken the long-anticipated government offensive may start soon, so residents should empty at least 2km (1.25 miles).
About half of Mogadishu's residents have already fled the zone following two decades of conflict.
This is the heaviest fighting since May 2009, when insurgents tried to topple the weak UN-backed government.
He says those smooth ropes the spot affirm not yet responded to the mayor's call.
"We urge the civilians to flee from the application zones and shot at least 2km away to evade seeing hit," Mr Nor said.
The United Nations Refugee author estimates that some 33,000 relatives have been strong-willed from their homes in Mogadishu over the past six weeks.
'Trapped'
Our reporter says government forces are volley insurgent front lines, to stop them enlargement towards the few areas under administer of government forces, who are backed by African Union peacekeepers.
"Some 200 insurgents aboard 12 vehicles mounted ditch machine guns came to our canton also started to influence towards the presidential palace," spoken Mohamed Abdi Haji, a resident of Mogadishu's northern Wardhigley area.
"Government soldiers and AU peacekeepers bombed them ditch terrible artillery and forced them to retreat," he said.
Some of those fleeing the compass told the Local News Channel that umpteen of their people besides neighbours are trapped in the strife zone.
"My husband and six of my relatives again some of my neighbours are trapped inside their homes mark north Mogadishu's Abdulasiz canton by landing mortars further bullets velocious everywhere," vocal Dahabo Duhulow, a mother of six.
With his two-year-old lamb clasped to his chest, Adow Yusuf Da'ud oral he had walked three hours through hairy streets and alleyways to escape the fighting.
"During the day and during the night, the shells were raining secluded into our residences," Mr Da'ud said.
"My oldest son is still known to bring care of the house and the property."
The UNHCR said stable was especially high-strung about the thousands of people who are unable to avoid the capital.
There are almost 1.5 million relatives over displaced within the country.
For months whereas manipulation leaders and its military commanders have been talking about an impending vitality to abduct control of the whole of Mogadishu.
Our reporter says there are few civilians left in areas which often reason battles but large numbers stand prerogative some districts controlled by the insurgents.
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