Floods in the Sahel: Ouagadougou heavily affected
Audio 01:29
General view of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, where several neighborhoods are flooded (illustrative image).
REUTERS / Joe Penney / Files
Text by: RFI Follow
4 min
For a week now, it has rained continuously in Ouagadougou.
The neighborhoods face a high water level.
About 300 households are affected according to a provisional report from the town hall.
In the last weekend alone, three people were killed by rainwater.
Publicity
Read more
With our correspondent in Ouagadougou,
Yaya Boudani
The national meteorological agency had announced heavy rains during this period.
And the authorities had issued a statement to warn the populations about the risks of flooding and the measures and behavior to adopt in the event of heavy rains.
To reach his home, Salif Guebré must cross the puddle that rises to his knees.
He set out to build a small wall to prevent rainwater from occupying his terrace.
“
The house, we have just worked in it, all the water goes into it, which is why we are in the process of adjusting a little to improve the situation.
"
In another neighborhood, old Seydou Ouedraogo wonders where and how his family will spend the next few nights.
The family home did not withstand the torrential rains.
“
In the morning we heard '
bing
' and everything was broken.
I didn't even want to watch.
It's the family home, everyone has to live there.
It was the rain that did it all.
"
Assane Tiagbé and his friends mobilized to provide support to families.
But they say they are powerless in the face of the extent of the damage.
“
There are too many problems in the neighborhood.
"
There is a pregnant woman who even lost her life right outside her door.
"
Even if they acknowledge their share of responsibility in this situation, some people criticize the lack of pipelines.
“
The mayor doesn't take care of us.
Where are the channels
?
There
are no channels here.
This is the worst year we have seen.
»
The mayor calls out to the populations about reckless behavior and to avoid risky areas.
Newsletter
Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
Burkina Faso
Natural disasters
On the same subject
Africa economy
Burkina Faso: a reconciliation between traders and industrialists to revive the economy
Burkina Faso: "Agir ensemble" invests Kadré Desiré Ouedraogo as presidential candidate
The rooster crows
Tourism, a tool for development and the fight against poverty