Informes

DAKAR, 21 September 2007 (IRIN) Floods in Burkina Faso have wiped out thousands of hectares of farmland, threatening immediate hunger for at least 3,000 households and are likely to cause long-term problems as subsistence farmers struggle to come to terms…

Cologne/Bobo Dioulasso. Malteser International supports the help for the flood victims in Burkina Faso. "Since Wednesday, paramedics of the Burkinabe Association of the Order of Malta are rescuing sick and injured people from the flood areas and bringing them to…

The small plane banks steeply to the east and the extent of the floods in the low-lying Teso region of Uganda become clear: kilometre upon kilometre of low-lying pasture land submerged, tens of thousands of hectares of staple crops…

CRS field teams poised to deliver emergency supplies Dakar, Senegal, September 19, 2007 - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is preparing to assist victims of recent flooding in West Africa. Unrelenting rains that started in July have affected more than 500,000 people…

FAITS MARQUANTS - Plus de 500 000 personnes sont affectées par les inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest. Le Ghana, le Togo et le Burkina Faso figurent parmi les pays les plus touchés - Détérioration de la situation sécuritaire dans le nord…

OCHA Situation Report Inondations au Burkina Faso No. 3 Le contenu de ce rapport de situation est basé sur des informations transmises par le Gouvernement, la Croix Rouge du Burkina Faso, les agences des Nations Unies, les ONGs et les…

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS - More than 500 000 people are victims of flood in West Africa. Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso are among the most affected countries. - Deterioration of the health situation in northern Niger and northern Mali - Risk…

Situation des inondations dans la régions du Centre Sud : Cas des provinces du Bazèga, Nahouri et Zoundwéogo Du 13 au 15 septembre 2007, une mission de la Direction Générale des Prévisions et des Statistiques Agricoles (DGPSA) s'est rendue dans…

Torrential rains have caused flooding across large swathes of Africa, leaving 40 dead and thousands homeless. The flooding has affected more than 10 countries in east and west Africa, including Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo…

Lane Hartill, regional information officer for West Africa, was traveling last week in Burkina Faso, one of several countries in West Africa where widespread flooding has caused severe crop damage. He sends this report from the village of Tambolo…