Benin: Floods - Sep 2022

Heavy rains fell across some areas in the centre of Benin, with significant rainfall recorded throughout September 2022. Twenty-seven (27) municipalities out of 77 were flooded. Rivers Mono, Oueme and Niger in Benin overflew their banks unprecedentedly. [...] The report shared by the Government states that over 73,000 people have been affected and close to 1,400 houses damaged by the waters, including at least 670 that have been completely destroyed. Significant crop and livestock losses were recorded over thousands of hectares across 22 municipalities. The most hard-hit municipalities are the following: Ouesse, Savalou, Zogbodome, Zagnanado, Tchaourou, Karimama, Dangbo, Bonou, Ze, and Athieme, totalling 71,270 people affected and 1,328 households rendered homeless by the destructions of their homes. (IFRC, 21 Oct 2022)