Togo: Floods - Aug 2024
Disaster description
Seasonal forecasts of agro-hydro-climatic characteristics for the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa and the Sahel (PRESASS 2024) predicted above-average cumulative rainfall for the June-August period in flood-prone areas. According to rainfall data from the Regional Climate Center for West Africa and the Sahel, rainfall in the Sahelian strip over the past 30 days was 120 to 600 percent above average compared to the 1991-2020 reference period. These torrential rains have caused severe flooding, severely impacting livelihoods and access to basic social services for more than 700,000 people in several West and Central African countries, including the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Togo, compromising their ability to meet their needs and further weakening the food security of the most vulnerable households. (FEWS NET, 30 Aug 2024)
