Reports

In early September, Burkina Faso and its capital Ouagadougou were hit by the heaviest rains in 80 years, triggering unprecedented floods. 150,000 people were affected by the floods. A survivor testifies: 'It's as if the neighbourhood has been hit by…

Abidjan (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Burkinabé Red Cross Society have launched an emergency aid operation for some 5,000 victims of flooding in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Starting this weekend, people…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since June 2009, several West African countries have been affected by unrelenting rains causing the loss of human lives, and massive destruction of infrastructure including dwellings and harvests. Some 600,000 people have been affected…

Le Premier ministre Tertius Zongo poursuit les échanges autour de la question de la gestion des conséquences des inondations survenues le 1er septembre. Assisté de plusieurs ministres et du maire de la commune de Ouagadougou, le Chef du gouvernement…

PR40/2009 Vienna, Austria, 10 September 2009 The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a grant of US$1 million to procure essential relief supplies and help finance emergency operations for victims of severe flooding in West and Central Africa.…

Environ 88.000 personnes ont été déplacées par des inondations au Burkina Faso, une partie ayant trouvé refuge dans des écoles, des églises et de bâtiments publics tandis que le reste est logé dans des familles d'accueil, a indiqué jeudi…

International humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger / ACF International has mounted an emergency response after the heaviest rainfall in almost a century destroyed major parts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, affecting more than 150,000 people. 50,000 people have…

OUAGADOUGOU, Sep 10, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Benin sends delegation to Burikina Faso to show solidarity against floods Benin sends delegation to Burikina Faso to show solidarity against floods Benin has sent a delegation to neighboring Burkina Faso to show…

"Early in the morning, water began to pour into my house and it quickly rose to my knees. The house collapsed and we lost everything we had. Now, we have nowhere to go" says Denise Dagano, one of the…

Rome, September 10, 2009 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Directorate General for Cooperation and Development has contributed with an emergency humanitarian flight direct to Senegal and Burkina Faso, in response to urgent humanitarian assistance for the population…