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● Widespread flooding continues across the West and Central African Region with nearly 5.1 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The most impacted countries include Chad, with 1,941,869 people affected (OCHA), with 1,176,528 affected (Government), and Nigeria with over 1.1 million affected (OCHA). Additionally, 365,060 people have been impacted in Cameroon; 188,000 in Mali and 132,496 people in Guinea (OCHA).*
● Torrential rainfall has displaced communities and damaged and disrupted access to essential services. Flooding has increased the risks of diseases spreading, including facilitating the cholera outbreak in the region (OCHA). Women and girls are disproportionately impacted. As primary caregivers, they suffer the consequences of the spread of diseases, including cholera, may not be permitted to seek health services and are at higher risks of miscarriage, obstetric complications and gender-based violence (GBV). Affected populations are in urgent need of food, health services, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH), GBV prevention and response services, and water, hygiene and sanitation.
● The hunger crisis, already impacting 55 million people in the region, will likely worsen as flooding damages crops, disrupts food systems and slows down the delivery of assistance (WFP). *UNFPA recognizes that there is widespread flooding across the WCA region, however this update focuses on countries most impacted including Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.