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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Floods claim 21 lives in Togo |
| 2010-11-01 |
| [Iran Press TV] At least 21 people have been killed and over 80,000 others affected by massive floods that have washed through the small West African nation of Togo in recent months. "The number of people affected by the floods is 82,767, including 21 deaths and 85 injured," Togolese Communications Minister Djimon Ore said in a statement released on Friday. The floods have damaged thousands of houses as well as crops and irrigation systems in the country. The floods have also washed out roads and bridges, hampering transport and completely cutting access to people in flood-stricken areas. The area of damaged fields has been estimated at about 7,744 hectares. The Togolese Red Thingy is helping to distribute aid supplies to the affected populations in the hardest-hit areas. The aid society is also dispatching its local volunteers to educate communities about hygiene and the prevention of waterborne diseases. Local officials and health workers say that people in the flood-affected areas urgently need tents, food, water, medicines, mosquito nets, blankets, and other basic necessities. The floods triggered by torrential rains hit Togo in September and early October, causing a large number of rivers to break their banks. The worst damages have been reported in the Maritime Region where River Mono has burst its banks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 It's a La Nina year. Perhaps that had something to do with it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-11-01 06:53 |