Floods in Burkina Faso
Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou since 1 September 2009. Roads, bridges and dams have been badly damaged, and a main hospital in the capital is flooded. According to officials, 5 deaths were reported so far and more than 150,000 people left homeless.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2009-09-03
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- UNOOSA on behalf of OCHA/ROWA
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- ESA
- Value Adding
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