Over 700,000 affected by flooding in West, Central Africa: UN
People cross the floodwater in the Pompage district in Kinshasa, DR Congo, on January 9, 2024 following heavy rains and the flood of the Congo River. PHOTO | AFP
Torrential rains and severe flooding have impacted more than 700,000 people in West and Central Africa, just two months into the rainy season, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.
Torrential rains and severe flooding in the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Mali and Togo have impacted more than 700,000 people, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, at a daily briefing.
