The Aftermath of Floods in Chad
Scores of families recently displaced by flooding in the Chadian capital N'djamena face a daily struggle against local thugs, wild animals, a lack of toilets and night winds.
August 2009 flooding in the Chad capital N'djamena.
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Chad:
Flood Victims Contend With Thugs, Cholera and Hippos
UNIRIN, 17 November 2010
Scores of families recently displaced by flooding in the Chadian capital N'djamena face a daily struggle against local thugs, wild animals, a lack of toilets and night winds that… Read more »
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Chad:
Flood Response Challenges in N'djamena
UNIRIN, 2 November 2010
The flood relief effort in the Chad capital N'djamena includes water purification tablets, antibiotics and tents, but also hydraulic engineers and urban planning meetings. Read more »
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Chad:
Fighting the River
UNIRIN, 20 October 2010
Rising floodwater in Chad's capital N'djamena - coming in the midst of a cholera outbreak - has engulfed household wells and toilets and displaced thousands of people, raising the… Read more »
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Chad:
UN Ramps Up Efforts to Fight Severe Cholera Epidemic
UN News, 8 October 2010
Floods in Chad since July have caused one of the country's worst cholera epidemics in 10 years, with nearly 2,600 cases and 112 deaths reported as of the start of the month,… Read more »
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Chad:
Floods Destroy Homes of 70,000
UN News, 17 September 2010
The United Nations refugee agency sounded the alarm today about the situation facing thousands of residents of southern and south-eastern Chad, where the heaviest rains in 40 years… Read more »
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Chad:
Flooding Ravage Communities
UNIRIN, 27 August 2010
Flooding across Chad has destroyed homes, crops, livestock, wells and latrines in communities already pummelled by food shortages and high malnutrition, according to the UN. Read more »
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Africa:
Aid in Niger And Chad Following the Famine And Floods
MediaGlobal, 20 August 2010
The current food crisis in Niger and Chad is a symptom of long-term poverty, cyclical agricultural crisis, and lack of infrastructural development. In 2009, the region endured… Read more »