Bébédjia Explained

Bébédjia
Native Name:Arabic: بيبيدخيا
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Chad
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chad
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chad
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Logone Oriental
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Nya
Subdivision Type3:Sub-prefecture
Subdivision Name3:Bébédjia
Coordinates:8.6639°N 16.5756°W

Bébédjia was a town in Logone Oriental Prefecture (now Logone Oriental Region) in Chad which was hit by a tornado on May 9, 2007, killing 14 people and injuring over 100.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chad tornado kills 14 people . 2009-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309132217/http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_2110369,00.html . 2008-03-09 . dead .