14 Sep 2009, IRIN
Recurrent flooding in towns and cities across West Africa is more about people than rains, according to Professor Cheikh Mbow at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Dakar, who studies the impact of climate variability on urban flood risk...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 0 | ||
| Flood | 7,988 | ||
| Landslide | 3,516 | ||
| Earthquake | 0 | ||
| Tsunami | 0 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1996 | 200,000 | |
| Flood | 2005 | 15,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 4,500 | |
| Epidemic | 1999 | 3,094 | |
| Epidemic | 1985 | 3,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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