Flooding in Bangui kills people and destroys homes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Corbeaunews Centrafrique
New flooding has hit parts of Bangui, destroying homes and causing deaths, according to former Central African foreign minister Marie-Reine Hassen. In her analysis published on 26 October 2026, she attributes the scale of the damage to poorly managed urbanisation, deteriorating infrastructure and prevention gaps, and calls for responsibility to be established.
Flooding in Bangui submerged neighbourhoods, damaged or destroyed homes and caused deaths, according to former Central African foreign minister Marie-Reine Hassen, who published an analysis on 26 October 2026 on the Corbeaunews Centrafrique website. She is calling for those responsible for managing urban planning, sanitation and prevention investments to be identified.
Marie-Reine Hassen believes the consequences of the rains have been worsened by decades of poorly managed urbanisation, deteriorating infrastructure and accumulated waste. She also blames deforestation on the hills of Bas-Oubangui: the disappearance of vegetation encourages runoff towards lower-lying neighbourhoods, while soil and debris can block drainage channels.
The former minister also denounced rubbish abandoned in neighbourhoods and markets, as well as illegal dumps and failures in waste collection. She presented these factors as risks that worsen flooding during heavy rain.
The rains and damage reported in Bangui on 26 October are part of a series of recent events. Flooding and damage in Bangui and the destruction of more than 100 homes were reported on the same day.
