Flood disaster in West and Central Africa in 2010

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The countries affected by the flood disaster

The flood disaster in West and Central Africa began in June 2010 and was caused by weeks of rainfall. It mainly affected Benin , Nigeria , Togo and Ghana . The catastrophe claimed at least 377 lives by early November and led to a cholera epidemic in Nigeria with more than 1,500 deaths.

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The first floods occurred in Ghana with the onset of the rainy season in June 2010; they claimed 40 lives by the end of July.

In early August, the Niger River reached its highest level since 1929. Floods and landslides as a result of rainfall claimed almost 100 lives in Niger and Sierra Leone . Before that, there had been an extensive drought that further exacerbated the food shortage. The widespread flooding lasted until at least the beginning of September.

At the end of September it was reported around the world that two million people in Nigeria were on the run after dam breaks. This was not confirmed.

In October, after weeks of rain, almost two thirds of Benin was hit by floods. The floods were the worst since at least 1963, killing at least 50 people.

The United Nations reported a total of at least 377 dead and 1.5 million people affected.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Niger River floods destroying homes and crops. British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Dominic Johnson : Little help for West Africa under water. In: The daily newspaper. October 26, 2010, accessed March 17, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b Benin: UN disaster team on the ground in response to devastating floods. UN News Center, October 14, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 23, 2011 (English).
  4. ↑ Yinka Ibukun: Nigeria cholera death toll rises above 1,500: UN Reuters, October 25, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).
  5. ↑ Niger River reaches highest level in 80 years. Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).
  6. ↑ West Africa's harvest threatened due to heavy rainfall. In: Toggenburger Tagblatt. August 11, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; Retrieved March 17, 2011 .
  7. ^ Floods along the Niger River in August 2010. German Aerospace Center, August 13, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; Retrieved March 23, 2011 .
  8. ^ Thousands left homeless in Niger. Al Jazeera, August 29, 2010; archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 24, 2011 (English).
  9. ^ Ruedi Küng: disaster in slow motion. In: Die Wochenzeitung No. 36. Genossenschaft infolink, September 9, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; Retrieved March 23, 2011 .
  10. ↑ Floods and bad harvests plague Niger. The Niger River has reached its highest level in 80 years. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, September 2, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; Retrieved March 24, 2011 .
  11. ↑ Marc Dugge: How dramatic is the situation really? Flood disaster in Nigeria. tagesschau.de, September 27, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; Retrieved March 24, 2011 .
  12. ↑ Benin: UN to send thousands of tents amid major floods. British Broadcasting Corporation as of October 24, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 23, 2011 (English).
  13. ↑ David Smith: Benin suffers worst floods since 1963. Fifty-six people killed, thousands of homes damaged in heavy rains and hundreds of cholera cases reported. Guardian News and Media Limited, October 25, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).
  14. ↑ Benin's Worst Floods Since 1963 Overlooked by International Community. Cholera cases continue to rise. CARE, October 21, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 24, 2011 (English).
  15. ^ Worst floods in Benin in 50 years. Guardian News and Media Limited, Nov. 3, 2010, archived from the original on April 26, 2011 ; accessed on March 23, 2011 (English).