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Floods and landslides killed at least 24 people in 10 days in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s largest city, authorities said Monday after an unusually intense start to the rainy season.
Rain around four times heavier than normal fell on the West African nation’s economic capital over several days in that period, causing spectacular rises in water levels and landslides.
The National Office for Civil Protection (ONPC) reported 24 deaths after “torrential rains from Thursday 13 to Saturday 22 June”, warning of the risk of collapsed buildings.
Two more people were missing after being “swept away by the waters”, the ONPC statement added.
