Africa Floods Prompt Warnings of Disease Outbreaks, Dam Bursts

Flooded cemeteries, toilets in Guinea pose health concern
Chadian dams could overflow as Cameroon boosts relief aid

WATCH: Floods across 14 central and West African nations have affected at least 4 million people. Ondiro Oganga reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Ougna Camara, Pius Lukong, and Yinka Ibukun

September 18, 2024 at 11:05 AM UTC

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Floods in Africa that are displacing millions of people from Guinea on the west coast to the Central African Republic more than 2,000 miles to the east are prompting warnings of dam bursts and disease.

In Chad, rising waters in the Chari and Logone dams could cause “catastrophic floods,” a United Nations agency warned, and Cameroon’s government boosted its financial response more than fivefold.