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Senegal - Floods (Floodlist, media, ANACIM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 06 September 2022)

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern and western Senegal (in particular the Dakar Region, which includes the capital Dakar City area and the Cap-Vert Peninsula) since 2 September, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.

  • Media report, as of 6 September, three fatalities and several flooded locations across the Dakar City and surrounding areas.

  • Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall is forecast over the Dakar Region and over south-western Senegal.