Flood

2009 West Africa floods

Jun 2009 – Sep 2009 · 12.35° N, 1.53° W

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When
Jun 2009 – Sep 2009
Kind
Flood
Coordinates
12.35° N, 1.53° W
Description
Several rivers throughout the country flooded, causing 150,000 people flee their homes, mostly in the capital Ouagadougou.

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2009 West Africa floods

2009 floods in 12 West African countries

The 2009 West Africa floods are a natural disaster that began in June 2009 as a consequence of exceptionally heavy seasonal rainfall in large areas of West Africa. Several rivers, including the Pendjari, Niger, Volta and Senegal rivers, broke their banks, causing destruction of houses, bridges, roads and crops.

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