Last weeks’ torrential rains triggered disastrous floodings [1] (Fr), killing 159 people and affecting over 600,000 in a dozen Western Africa countries, unprepared to face seasonal rains growing heavier and heavier. (See map [2]). Afropages (Fr) describes [3] the situation in Conakry, Guinea's capital.
West Africa : Victims of Floods Call for Help
· Written by Suzanne Lehn
Categories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Disaster, Environment