Burundi Says World Bank Plans $75 Million Flood Buffer for City
- Funds to help protect economic hub of Bujumbura against floods
- City lies on banks of Lake Tanganyika, which is at record
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Burundi said the World Bank would make $75 million available over five years to make its economic hub of Bujumbura more resilient against floods that have devastated the city and displaced thousands of people.
The project will focus on developing infrastructure to counter the record water levels of Lake Tanganyika, Africa’s longest and deepest, and will also promote efforts to better prepare the city for future floods, Burundi’s council of ministers said in a statement following a May 22 meeting.