Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
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An estimated 100,000 people have been left homeless by the worst flooding in living memory. Some 680,000 have been affected.
The torrential rains which have caused the floods are far heavier than the rains which normally arrive in this season, the UN says. It says the resultant flooding is affecting 55 of the country's 77 districts.
"This year is very bad for Benin," Francis Kpatinde, West Africa spokesman for UNHCR, told the BBC.
"Nearly 700,000 people are under water - they need urgent emergency shelter. We have already used supplies, some from our emergency stockpiles, but these tents will allow us to provide 15,000 people with shelter."
The rains were far heavier than those normally expected at this time of year
Earlier in the week it was reported that 800 cases of cholera had been reported but Mr Kpatinde said he had no further information.
BBC news
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UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the floods killed 43 people in Benin and left nearly 100,000 homeless. A cholera outbreak has added to the misery, with 800 cases counted across Benin, including seven deaths.
AFP
An estimated 100,000 people have been left homeless by the worst flooding in living memory. Some 680,000 have been affected.
The torrential rains which have caused the floods are far heavier than the rains which normally arrive in this season, the UN says. It says the resultant flooding is affecting 55 of the country's 77 districts.
"This year is very bad for Benin," Francis Kpatinde, West Africa spokesman for UNHCR, told the BBC.
"Nearly 700,000 people are under water - they need urgent emergency shelter. We have already used supplies, some from our emergency stockpiles, but these tents will allow us to provide 15,000 people with shelter."
The rains were far heavier than those normally expected at this time of year
Earlier in the week it was reported that 800 cases of cholera had been reported but Mr Kpatinde said he had no further information.
BBC news
excerpt
UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the floods killed 43 people in Benin and left nearly 100,000 homeless. A cholera outbreak has added to the misery, with 800 cases counted across Benin, including seven deaths.
AFP
