Severe floods have hit Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Nigeria this week. At least 13 people have been killed in recent days in Ghana and five in Togo, while 59 have died in Côte d’Ivoire since the rainy season began in mid-May.
Flooding is a recurring problem in the region, where the rainy season runs from May to July. But Ghana registered more than 140mm of rainfall within a 24-hour period, which represents one of the highest volumes recorded by the country in a single day since 1995.
