Flooding kills three and affects 2,000 in Bangui
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Ndeke Luka
Flooding in late October in Bangui and its surrounding areas has killed three people and left more than 2,000 people homeless. Humanitarian Action Minister Lina Makadji presented the toll and organised the authorities’ response, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
Flooding caused by recent rains has killed three people and left more than 2,000 people homeless in Bangui and its surrounding areas, the Central African minister for humanitarian action, Lina, said on Monday, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
The toll was presented in a statement in Bangui, as the Ministry of Humanitarian Action organises the response for those affected. The new flooding brings the number of people affected in the capital to more than 2,000, after a previous toll of more than 1,800 people affected was recorded on 29 October, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
The worsening situation comes a few days after flooding left more than 1,800 people affected in Bangui, on 29 October.
