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Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous RegionsF

Posted On 23 August 2024

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Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August, devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern Libya to the east, all the way to Mauritania to the west. Some of the most hit regions were in countries in between Mauritania and Libya, in particular Niger and Mali, which suffered human losses.

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