Flooding in Senegal
On Sunday, 6 people died after torrential rains flooded the Senegalese capital of Dakar. The rains also flooded inner suburbs of the capital. The situation is considered to be catastrophic prompting the Government to trigger the ORSEC plan.
The Ministry of the Interior claim that the city’s drainage system failed to cope under the pressure of the gushing water.
Senegal’s seaside area is prone for flooding, particularly low-lying suburbs which are built on wetlands.
Beyond the capital city of Dakar, other affected locations further from the coast are: Touba, Darou Mousty, Fatick and Kaolack.
Thousands have been left homeless and at least 13 lives were lost by 29 August. Exceptional rainfall has been experienced in the region this season.
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- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Senegal: Dakar, Touba, Darou Mousty, Fatick, Kaolack
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2012-08-27
- Time of Charter Activation
- 00:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UNOCHA-ROWCA /
Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises (COGIC) on behalf of Groupment National des Sapeurs Pompiers (GNSP), Senegal - Activation ID
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- Project Management
- UNITAR/UNOSAT
- Value Adding
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