Hot on the heels of my post on Floods in Burkina Faso, came a Facebook post this morning from colleague Sue who used to work in Niger.
AGADEZ, 3 September 2009 (IRIN) – Four days of intense rains in Niger’s northern Air Mountains and desert towns at its base have affected 7,000 households, damaged 3,500 homes and caused widespread livestock and agriculture losses mostly in the commune of Agadez, according to local officials.
You can read more here
I’ve also heard about heavy rains in Mali. West Africa is suffering unusual and serious weather conditions right now – but when I tried to find anything on BBC News Africa, all I got was news of floods in 1999!!!
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Flooding is a natural phenomena we cannot avoid. However, we can direct the course of the water when we keep track of water path. That means,we should not build in the direction of a possible flooding path. The land must not be erragated to the extend where it is below sea level. erragating the land below sea level, will expose to the rest of the community or country to danger of over flooding. This could mean so much for that community.