Floods and Landslides
Flood
In brief
- What happenedHeavy rain has been affecting southern Côte d'Ivoire (particularly the area of the capital Abidjan) over the past 48 hours, triggering floods and landslides and leading to casualties and damage.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 8,256 · Deaths: 16 · Casualties: 17
- What help is neededModerate to heavy rain is forecast over central-eastern areas of the country on 29-30 June. ( ECHO, 29 Jun 2020 ) As of 6 July, at least 1,229 households with 8,256 people are affected by the disaster, losing their basic necessities, food, and household items.
What changed
First retained snapshot
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Situation
Heavy rain has been affecting southern Côte d'Ivoire (particularly the area of the capital Abidjan) over the past 48 hours, triggering floods and landslides and leading to casualties and damage. Media report, as of 17 June, one fatality, several injured people, and a number of damaged buildings across the capital. ( ECHO 17 Jun 2020 ) Flash floods triggered by torrential rain occurred on 25 June in Abidjan Department (eastern coast of Cote D’Ivoire) leading to fatalities and damage. Media report at least 7 fatalities due to flash floods events. Major road infrastructure in Abidjan has been flooded and damaged, and several residents have been displaced. Moderate to heavy rain is forecast over central-eastern areas of the country on 29-30 June. ( ECHO, 29 Jun 2020 ) As of 6 July, at least 1,229 households with 8,256 people are affected by the disaster, losing their basic necessities, food, and household items. There are also at least 41 homes and 01 school destroyed, 32 persons injured, and an overall 16 deaths registered to date. At least 260 households (1,560 people) are also homeless and relocated to host families or temporary sites. ( IFRC, 6 Jul 2020 )
WorldsAid verification
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Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 8,256 retained at 2020-07-06
- Deaths
- 16 retained at 2020-07-06
- Casualties
- 17 retained at 2020-07-06
- Injured
- 32 retained at 2020-07-06
What we knew when
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