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Senegal steps up pumping after floods in Grand Yoff

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Senegal steps up pumping after floods in Grand YoffPedro Costa Gomes / European Union · CC BY 4.0

After the floods of 4 October, water has receded from homes in the Zone de captage area of Grand Yoff, but residents are calling for more effective drainage infrastructure. Senegalese Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation Cheikh Tidiane Dièye announced increased pumping and the rehabilitation of channels during a visit on 17 October, Le Soleil reports.

Senegal will step up water pumping and rehabilitate drainage channels in Grand Yoff, Dakar, Labour, Hydraulics and Sanitation Minister Cheikh Tidiane Dièye announced during a visit on Saturday 17 October.

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