Rapports

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, 8 September 2009 - Burkina Faso and its capital city, Ouagadougou, were among the regions most affected by severe flooding that raged across West Africa early this week. According to information released by the government, eight people have…

By Scott Stearns Dakar, 07 September 2009 - Flooding brought on by unusually heavy rains in West Africa increases the incidence of waterborne disease. Regional health officials are preparing for higher levels of both cholera and malaria. Sanitation and hygiene deteriorate…

Le bilan des inondations qui affectent depuis quelques temps certains pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest s'élève à 70 morts environ, selon des sources humanitaires de l'Onu ; 400.000 sans-abri causés par les intempéries seraient par ailleurs exposés au risque de…

OUAGADOUGOU, 7 September 2009 (IRIN) - Recent floods have shut down Burkina Faso's main hospital, interrupting dialysis treatments, preventing HIV diagnoses and overloading health centres ill-equipped to take on surgical cases, according to the Health Ministry. To date, there have been…

This report was issued by OCHA-Regional Office for West Africa. It covers the period 5-6 September. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - 8 people have died and 150,000 others have been affected by flooding in the capital Ouagadougou; 50%…

GLIDE n=B0 FL-2009-000170-MRT; FL-2009-000172-BFA; FL-2009-000174-NER; FL-2009-000164-SEN; FL-2009-000176-MLI; FL-2009-000177-GMB The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.…

Death toll touching 70, some 430,000 affected - Floods pose food security threat in coming weeks - Flood cycle must be addressed at Copenhagen summit By Gabriela Matthews DAKAR, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Flooding in West Africa has claimed some 70 lives and left…

Le Jeudi 03 septembre 2009, le Conseil des Ministres a examiné un rapport sur les inondations du 01 septembre 2009 à Ouagadougou et dans d'autres régions du Burkina Faso. Plusieurs secteurs vitaux concourant au fonctionnement des activités ont été touchés…

Oxfam International is sending humanitarian staff and emergency supplies to Burkina Faso in response to the recent floods, which have devastated the country. Oxfam International will send a humanitarian team to Burkina Faso in the next 48 hours to assess…

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 4 September 2009 - Humanitarian workers are working to keep safe ten of thousands of children displaced with their families after some of the worst floods to hit the capital of Burkina Faso in living memory. The…