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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of 274,200 square kilometres, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Wikipedia

Capital: Ouagadougou

Dialing code: +226

Population: 20.9 million (2020) World Bank

Currency: West African CFA franc

Continent: Africa

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Major Flooding In Burkina Faso

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Since June, floods and strong winds have killed nine people and left 87 injured, affecting about 21,000 people, across 22 towns in 15 provinces. The government and humanitarian partners are providing assistance to respond to the needs of affected people, including food, hygiene kits, and cash transfers to rehabilitate damaged houses.

 

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Humanitarian Impact
  21,000
      Affected Persons
  9
        Deaths

OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.

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