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BURKINA FASO - FLOODS - WOMEN &
NATURAL DISASTERS
Burkina Faso Women in the Worst
Flooding in 50 Years.
Bur
Link to Full Article - UN News Centre:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32009&Cr=africa&Cr1=food
Around 88,000 People Displaced by Floods in
Burkina Faso, UN Reports
10
September 2009 – An estimated 48,000 people uprooted by severe flooding in
Burkina Faso are sheltering in temporary accommodation such as schools,
churches and public buildings while another 40,000 are living with host
families, the United Nations reported today.
A UN
Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team that went to Burkina Faso
in the wake of the recent flooding also found that facilities in many of the
buildings in which people are taking shelter, especially sanitation, are under
strain.......
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