In Mali, morgues overwhelmed after extreme heat coupled with numerous power cuts. According to several testimonies, there is an increase in the number of deaths in Bamako.
In just four days, from April 1 to 4, the Gabriel-Touré hospital received 102 people who died on arrival at the establishment. The country is breaking world heat records for the month of April: in Kayes, in the far west of the country, it was 48.5 degrees on Thursday April 4.