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Flooding in Chad Affects Thousands #AfricaClimateCrisis

The UN says flooding due to torrential rains across Chad has affected more than 340,000 people. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is working with local and national aid workers to help those in need.

While Chad, a landlocked country in the Sahel, receives periods of heavy rainfall each year, this latest development has been one of the worst.

UN agencies have signalled the urgency of this situation, but have limited funding to help the displaced and hungry. Those in the rural areas have been caught off guard, as these extreme weather patterns are a result of climate change.

Anne Schaefer / IOM

An aerial view of N'djamena following heavy rains in August 2022.

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