Flood in Cotonou Benin
More than 30,000 people are currently homeless in Benin and at least 7,000 hectares of crops are destroyed as a result of flooding. The most affected areas are So-Ava, Cotonou (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 9th Arrondissements)Karimana communities.
Indeed unusually heavy rainfall during this rainy season with more forecasted over the next 3 days, the waters of the River Niger and the Ouémé River experienced unusually rapid rise, overflowing their banks to cause flooding in most parts of the country.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Cotonou, Benin Republic
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2010-10-12
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) on behalf of the United Nations Office for The Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for West Africa(ROWA)
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- PDC
- Value Adding
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