2020 African Sahel floods

2020 African Sahel floods
DateAugust-September 2020
LocationNiger

Burkina Faso
Senegal
Ghana
Nigeria
Tunisia

Mali

The 2020 African Sahel floods were extreme floods that struck numerous West, East, and Central African countries in August and September 2020 due to extreme rainfall. Over 760,000 people in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, and Tunisia were affected and hundreds killed.[1][2]

location

The flood affected countries likeBurkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, and Tunisia

Effect

The flood caused so many damages to lives, and properties and even lives were lost. thousands of people have been affected by flooding.Dozens of homes have been swept away by flash floods.

References

  1. ^ Celestial, Julie (September 12, 2020). "Exceptional rainfall and record floods hit African Sahel". The Watchers.
  2. ^ "Senegal – State of Emergency After Deadly Floods". Floodlist. 7 September 2020.
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