Cameroon: Rain Storms Hit Douala

Several materials are damaged as floods frequently cover most parts of the city.

Most offices, workshops and marketplaces remain unaccessed in several neighbourhoods of the economic capital once there is a stormy downpour. Residential neighbourhoods like Mambanda, Ngangue, Makepe Missoke, and Cité des Palmiers are among the most vulnerable suffering material damages as flood waters sweep into homes. Following July 3, 2017, rainstorm, wooden residential structures were destroyed and kitchen utensils in certain areas carried away in flood water. Furthermore, most of Douala's commercial neighbourhood, Akwa, was covered by flood water but some makeshift structures were damaged or pushed down by the stormy downpour that began at about 4am and stopped at about 1pm.

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