The death toll from flooding in Cote d’Ivoire has risen to
59, more than quadruple the figure announced earlier on Wednesday.
Amadou Coulibaly,
government spokesperson, announced the new toll after a cabinet meeting,
describing the numbers as “particularly high” this year.
Coulibaly said the search
is continuing, adding that authorities
feared the death toll could rise further.
He urged residents to follow safety guidelines and leave
areas designated by the government as high risk.
Just hours earlier, the death toll had been put at 12.
Belmonde Dogo, Cote d’Ivoire’s minister of social cohesion,
said the continuous rainfall that began on the night of June 27 triggered
flooding and landslides in the capital city Abidjan.
Dogo said the flooding caused widespread destruction across
Abidjan and surrounding areas.
Videos and photographs shared on social media showed flooded
roads, submerged vehicles, and neighbourhoods inundated by rising water.
The disaster comes as several coastal West African
countries, including Nigeria and Ghana, grapple with widespread flooding driven
by heavy rainfall.
Deadly floods are common in parts of Africa, one of the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events despite contributing only a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
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