IVORY COAST: Deadly flood claims 15 lives, destroys property

Residents of Abidjan, the capital city of Ivory Coast are now counting their loses after a deadly flood claimed no less than 15 lives and destroyed valuable property.

Reports say hundreds of residents have also been forced to leave their homes due to severe flooding in the economic capital as emergency agencies continue search for more casualties.

Reacting to the incident, the country’s interior minister Sidiki Diakite said; “Torrential rains triggered severe flooding across Abidjan yesterday night and killed 15 people, washed away houses and displaced hundreds of families”.

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About 115 people have been rescued and are in shelters local officials say.

“I broke the ceiling and called my neighbour for help. He came to bring the children out of the roof,” said Kadidiatou Diallo, one of the survivors.

Reports say many roads in Abidjan remained flooded on Tuesday, with sinkholes forming beneath some streets as the heavy rains persisted even as the armed forces had been deployed to assist the effort of searching formore survivors.

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