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GLIDE Record
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Event:
FL Flood
Number:
2007-000165
Country:
BEN Benin
Location:
Date (YMD):
2007-9-17
Time:
Duration:
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Information Source:
(IRIN)
Comments:
Floods have devastated vast areas of sub-Saharan Africa and displaced at least 1 million people across the continent, according to the OCHA. In West Africa, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Togo are among the worst hit countries. OCHA says heavy rains are likely to continue across West Africa until 24 September. The rainy season usually runs from around July until October. At least 50 villages in Benin have been destroyed by floods.
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