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Heavy rains caused flooding and destroyed hundreds of homes in Bangui, killing one person.
4 articles from 26 October to 27 October 2026 · 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
Torrential rain on 25 and 27 October destroyed more than 463 houses in Bangui and killed a seven-year-old child who drowned in Galabadja 5. Displaced families have taken refuge in a church, while the Central African Republic’s ministries of Humanitarian Action and Housing are being urged to act, Lengosongo reports.
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Torrential rain on 25 and 27 October destroyed more than 463 houses in Bangui and killed a seven-year-old child who drowned in Galabadja 5. Displaced families have taken refuge in a church, while the Central African Republic’s ministries of Humanitarian Action and Housing are being urged to act, Lengosongo reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · 15:14
Flooding caused by heavy rain has disrupted classes at several schools in Bangui, including Koudoukou and Castors, which are completely submerged. School activities there have been slowed since the beginning of the week, Radio Ndeke Luka reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · 12:57
Heavy rain on Sunday 25 October 2026 is reported to have destroyed more than 100 homes in the 2nd constituency of Bangui’s 5th arrondissement, leaving many families homeless. Central African Republic MP Davy Yannick Andjida has appealed for help as the scale of the damage emerged, Lengosongo reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · 16:45
Heavy rain has caused flooding and significant property damage in Bangui, where poor sanitation has been blamed. Environmentalist Aurel Sorongopé Zoumandji analyses the causes of the phenomenon and suggests measures to limit its effects in an interview broadcast by Radio Ndeke Luka.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · 14:06
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