Description
In Ivory Coast, for around ten years, the period from May to July, which corresponds to the main rainy season, represents a time of heavy downpours causing flooding. The year 2024 was no exception. Indeed, from June 13 to 14, 2024, the District of Abidjan and its suburbs, precisely the municipalities of Abobo, Yopougon, Cocody, Attécoubé, Adjamé, Port-Bouët, Anyama, Bingerville and Bonoua were hit by large torrential rains. Nearly 500 mm of rain fell during these two days while SODEXAM (airport, aeronautical and meteorological operating and development company) predicted 800 mm of rain for the months of May to July. In two days, 62.5% of the rains forecast for the period from May to July 2024 fell, causing a dramatic situation in the Ivorian economic capital and its suburbs. These heavy rains left behind a heavy human and material toll.
Thus, the provisional assessment of the scale and impact of the flooding caused by heavy rains during these two days in the municipalities of the District of Abidjan is as follows:
Ø Number of households impacted : 3202
Ø Total number of men affected: 5165
Ø Total number of women affected: 5,045 (including 15 pregnant women in Bingerville)
Ø Total number of children affected: 5800
Ø Total people affected: 16,010
Ø Total number of deaths :08
Ø Total number of missing people: 03
Ø Total number of people injured: 03
Ø Total number of displaced families: 439
Ø Total number of host families: 20
The various incidents were produced; it’s about :
§ Collapse and deterioration of buildings,
§ House landslides,
§ Collapse of fences,
§ Rising water levels
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