The typically arid Sahel, including this northeastern Maliian town of Gao, has been seeing more flooding in recent years DAKAR, 10 October 2008 (IRIN) - In August, floods loosened the dry caked Sahelian earth in Gao, northern Mali, affecting more than 1,000 people, many of whom temporarily took refuge in area schools. While displaced families have since vacated schools in time for the beginning of the school year on 6 October, many families remain homeless, according to the Mali Red Cross. “Things have mostly returned to normal,â€_ said Mali Red Cross Executive Secretary Sibiry Diarra, “People are staying with their families as their destroyed homes are being reconstructed.â€_ The Red Cross estimates flooding destroyed some 100 homes located near the 4000-kilometre Niger River, which cuts through northeastern Mali....
[read full story]
Your Web Site
