Benin 220,000 people have been affected, mostly in coastal areas, and 7 people are reported to have died.
Burkina Faso 150,000 persons displaced and 8 were killed following the heaviest rainfall seen in the country's capital Ouagadougou in 90 years. An estimated 110,000 people were displaced after a dam break of the
Loumbila reservoir located in the center of Ouagadougou. In the south of the country, the
Bagre Dam had to open its main gate as water reached maximum safety levels on 4 September. The resulting increase in water flow is threatening large areas along the shores of the Volta river in southern Burkina Faso and northern Ghana.
Gambia In
Gambia 15,617 people were affected by floods.
Ghana 139,790 have been affected, and at least 24 killed. 139,709 have been affected by flood
Guinea 40,000 people have been affected in the capital
Conakry and the towns of
Kindia and
Siguiri.
Ivory Coast Torrential rains, causing mudslides and floods, killed at least 19 people in the capital
Abidjan and affected around 2000 people.
Liberia In
Liberia 584 people were affected by floods, leaving 2 deaths.
Mali In
Mali 18,902 people were affected by the floods.
Mauritania 3,000 persons were left homeless due to floods in the city of
Rosso, located on the banks of the
Senegal River. An estimated total of 9000 people were affected in the country.
Niger Flash floods, following 4 days of intense rainfall in Niger's northern
Aïr Mountains affected 3,500 homes in
Agadez and surrounding areas, causing 2 deaths, and losses in livestock and crops. The total number of affected people has mounted to 79,129 and 3 deaths.
Senegal 30,000 households have been affected by floods in the capital
Dakar and other parts of the country, with an estimated 264,000 affected and 6 deaths.
Sierra Leone Floods caused by two weeks of heavy rainfall in August, left 15 deaths and 425 displaced in
Freetown. Crops were washed away in six villages in the
Kambia District. The total number of affected people in the country is reported to be 1,455 with 103 deaths. ==See also==