Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0416
1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN COTONOU INFORMS OF FINDINGS OF MISSION SENT ON 29 SEPTEMBER-2 OCTOBER TO ASSESS IMPACT OF FLOODS WHICH HAD AFFECTED ZOU PROVINCE IN SOUTHERN BENIN IN SEPTEMBER 1996.

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2. HEAVY RAINS CAUSED OVERFLOWING OF OUEME RIVER AND SRE LAKE. AS A RESULT, FLOODS OCCURRED IN MOST OF PROVINCE'S SOUTHERN PARTS, AFFECTING IN PARTICULAR TOWNS OF OUINHI, ZAGNANADO, AND, TO LESS EXTENT, COVE. 147,901 PERSONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, 11 PERSONS KILLED, AND 826 LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER.

3. WHILE FLOOD WATER IS GRADUALLY