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Highlights: African capitals have experienced exponential population growth. But the development of these cities has not evolved at the same speed. Infrastructure is sorely lacking. With global warming and deforestation, flooding is intensifying and causing human and material devastation. The flooding in Africa has been the worst since records began in the 1970s. It has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people. The death toll is expected to rise as more people are affected by the floods. The floods are expected to continue for the rest of the year.
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African capitals: why these record floods?
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Floods Africa © AP
Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Yaoundé, Bamako. In just a few decades, these African capitals have experienced exponential population growth. But the development of these cities has not evolved at the same speed, and infrastructure is sorely lacking. With global warming and deforestation, flooding is intensifying and causing human and material devastation. Explanations.
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