2020 African Sahel floods explained

2020 African Sahel floods
Duration:	August-September 2020
Affected:	Niger Burkina Faso Senegal Ghana Nigeria Tunisia Mali

The 2020 African Sahel floods were extreme floods that struck numerous West, East, and Central African countries in August and September 2020 due to extreme rainfall. Over 760,000 people in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, and Tunisia were affected and hundreds killed.^{[1] [2]}

Effect

The flood caused so many damages to lives, and properties and even lives were lost. thousands of people have been affected by flooding.Dozens of homes have been swept away by flash floods.

Notes and References

1. News: Exceptional rainfall and record floods hit African Sahel. September 12, 2020. Celestial. Julie. The Watchers.
2. News: Senegal – State of Emergency After Deadly Floods. 7 September 2020. Floodlist.