Ivory Coast rainy season death toll reaches 39

Abidjan (AFP) – Flooding and landslides during the Ivory Coast’s rainy season have killed 39 people over the last month, officials said Friday.

The majority died on June 19, when 23 people were killed in overnight landslides in the economic hub Abidjan, but several weeks of torrential rain have continued to cause flooding across the country.

“This toll also includes disasters that have happened in the interior of the country,” said Fiacre Kili, who leads the national civil protection office…

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